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OpenBSD/sparc64 runs on the 64bit Sun UltraSPARC machines based on the UltraSPARC I and UltraSPARC II processors. +
+ ++A mailing list dedicated to the OpenBSD/sparc and OpenBSD/sparc64 ports is +available at sparc@openbsd.org. +To join the OpenBSD/sparc mailing list, send a message body of "subscribe +sparc" to majordomo@openbsd.org. +Please be sure to check our mailing list policy before +subscribing. +
+ +The current port maintainer is Jason Wright -(jason@openbsd.org). -Others are welcome to contribute! +(jason@openbsd.org), with the help of +mainly Art Grabowski. +Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
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Currently most of the hardware available to the developers boots multiuser and -supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally useable. Since 3.0 -shipped, hardware support has improved and X11R6 support has been added. +supports enough of the on-board devices to be generally useable.
-There hasn't yet been a need for a separate mailing list for OpenBSD/sparc64, -so the OpenBSD/sparc mailing list is being used. -To join the OpenBSD/sparc mailing list, send a message body of "subscribe -sparc" to majordomo@OpenBSD.org. -Please be sure to check our mailing list policy before -subscribing. -
- --XFree86 Version 4.2.1 is supported on most systems. +The X-Window system is supported on most systems. Only the ATI graphics adapters are supported with the accelerated X server at the current time. -It is possible to use X in framebuffer mode with either the SBus +It is possible to use X in frame buffer mode with either the SBus bwtwo, cgthree and cgsix cards, on-board ATI graphics or the UPA Creator, Creator 3D or Elite 3D at the boot resolution/depth using the wsfb(4) driver.
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This list has been originally posted by Marcus Watts to the sparc mailing list.
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+The last supported OpenBSD/sparc64 release is +OpenBSD 3.2. +Here are the + +OpenBSD/sparc64 3.2 installation instructions +. -+Snapshots are made available from time to time, in +this location +as well as in a few +mirrors. +Here are the + +OpenBSD/sparc64 snapshot installation instructions + as well. +
-A number of install options exist: +There are several installation media provided, so that +OpenBSD/sparc64 can be installed or upgraded via CD, floppy boot images on +Ultra1 and Ultra2, miniroot images for machines without floppies +(and sun4 machines), as well as network and diskless installs.
-Booting off the CD provides a small ffs filesystem with a kernel containing
-drivers for the most popular devices found on UltraSPARC hardware.
-For the latest list of drivers available on this image, take a look at the
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-RAMDISK config file.
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-This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following sparc64 hardware: -
+ Booting off the CD provides a small ffs filesystem with a kernel containing
+ drivers for the most popular devices found on UltraSPARC hardware.
+ For the latest list of drivers available on this image, take a look at the
+ RAMDISK
+ kernel configuration file.
+ The CD can be booted off the OpenFirmware prompt with
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+ boot cdrom ++
+ Booting off the floppy provides a small ffs filesystem with a kernel + containing supporting the following sparc64 hardware: +
+ boot floppy ++
+ The miniroot provides the same installation environment as the bootable CD, + and is intended for easy bootstrap if there is already an operating system + installed on the machine. + After dumping the miniroot to the primary swap partition with dd, the + miniroot can be booted off the OpenFirmware prompt with a command such as +
+ boot disk:b ++ (the disk designation may be different, depending on the chosen swap + partition). +
+ Using a diskless setup, it is also possible to boot the OpenBSD/sparc64 + boot loader, ofwboot.net, from the network via tftp, and access + the bsd.rd standalone miniroot over NFS. + Refer to the + diskless(8) + manual page for details on how to setup a network boot environment. +
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-The miniroot is a complete filesystem image, to be dumped on your machines' swap -partition, and booted from afterwards. Its device support is similar to the -CD boot image. -
-The boot image can also be downloaded from the network, using a -diskless(8) like setup. The device support is similar to the CD boot image. -
-Use the method that works best for you.
Please note that booting from floppy might not work on your machine; also,
Ultra 1, 1E and 2 systems might require a PROM update (they usually don't if
they are able to boot Solaris in 64bit-mode); please refer to the
-installation notes for details.
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+OpenBSD/sparc64 has been tested on the following machines:
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+Please note, some machines like the Ultra1, Ultra2 and Enterprise 220R may require upgrading the flashprom before OpenBSD can be successfully installed. +
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