Subject: Re: SPARCbook and XFree86
To: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/29/2006 22:21:32
On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 05:12:18PM -0500, Michael wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> > Eeh, maybe I should mention that sysinst didn't work for me. I
> > tried both a -current snapshot from releng and 3.0. When I came to
> > disklabel, I got an error from openpty(), I think it couldn't open
> > a pty. I manually disklabeled, untarred etc. I can't understand
> > why I didn't try install, but I guess I just forgot about that
> > possibililty.
> 
> Sorry, I never played with that. Probably didn't mount ptyfs or
> something. Looks like I should really look into making a
> NetBSD/SPARCbook iso.

The install kernels usually use the 'old' style ptys.
I've not tested sysinst on sparc - I don't want to crap over my
solaris install.

	David

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