Subject: Re: Installing Ross hypersparcs in a SS10
To: Gary Parker <G.J.Parker@lboro.ac.uk>
From: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/01/2004 07:56:17
On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 09:18:17AM +0100, Gary Parker wrote:
> > From: port-sparc-owner@NetBSD.org 
> > [mailto:port-sparc-owner@NetBSD.org] On Behalf Of Tillman Hodgson
> > 
> > Assuming that I eventually get it running with the dual Hypersparcs,
> > will my NetBSD -current installation work with these CPUs? 
> > The web page
> > says "all hypersparcs", but it also has a caveat about CPUs without
> > cache in a MP setting.
> 
> Hi Tillman,
> I'm currently running the 08/13 build of NetBSD 2.0 BETA and it's been very
> stable so far. I've compiled a kernel and loads of stuff from pkgsrc and am
> currently part way through a build world (been running since 9:30am
> yesterday) on a pair of Ross HyperSPARC 150s in a SS20.

Howdy Gary,

That's good to hear. Are those CPUs cacheless?

-T


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