Subject: Re: Upgrading the OBP
To: sideband <sideband@ameritech.net>
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Timo_Sch=F6ler?= <timo.schoeler@macfinity.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 09/24/2004 17:16:27
> Does anyone know of any issues with NetBSD when the OBP is upgraded? I 
> just realized that the OBP on my U2 is version 3.1.3 ::shudder:: I 
> found version 3.25 available for download on Sun's site...
>
> Here's the question.. I know some OS's barf after the PROM is updated 
> on Sparc systems.. is the same true of NetBSD on the U2? Anyone have 
> ANY experience with this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73 de AI8W, Chris

hi,

running two U2Es with the newest OBP patches applied (last one during 
Solaris 9 installation), one MP and one SP machine.

both run with NetBSD as well (well, the MP issue... ;)

regards,

timo