http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sparc_-_Gotchas 2026-05-03T02:39:48Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.18.0 http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=12827&oldid=prev 2012-01-17T15:00:58Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Servers only, thanks.</span></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:00, 17 January 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Servers only, thanks.==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Servers only, thanks.==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD + Sparc = No GUI. See [http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.0R/hardware-sparc64.html#AEN273 this link] w/r/t 5.0; later versions of FreeBSD documentation do not mention it at all.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD + Sparc = No GUI. See [http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.0R/hardware-sparc64.html#AEN273 this link] w/r/t 5.0; later versions of FreeBSD documentation do not mention it at all.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Running Xorg on FreeBSD/sparc64 9.0-RELEASE here on a SunBlade 1500 with the mach64 driver (ATI Rage card).</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!==</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:12101:newid:12827 --> </table>

93.221.178.223 http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=12101&oldid=prev 2011-03-14T15:25:23Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!</span></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:25, 14 March 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.&lt;br /&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.&lt;br /&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.&lt;<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del>br&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.&lt;br <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</ins>&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- I was able to use a Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 8.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- I was able to use a Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 8.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:12100:newid:12101 --> </table>

208.86.255.195 http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=12100&oldid=prev 2011-03-14T15:25:11Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!</span></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:25, 14 March 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.&lt;br /&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.&lt;br /&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>--I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&lt;/br&gt;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>--I was able to use a Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 8.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- I was able to use a Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 8.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:12099:newid:12100 --> </table>

208.86.255.195 http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=12099&oldid=prev 2011-03-14T15:24:29Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!</span></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:24, 14 March 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.&lt;br /&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.&lt;br /&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>--I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>--I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">--I was able to use a Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 8.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:11907:newid:12099 --> </table>

208.86.255.195 http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=11907&oldid=prev 2010-10-15T22:08:05Z

<p>Reverted edits by <a href="/index.php/Special:Contributions/Mrzog" title="Special:Contributions/Mrzog">Mrzog</a> (<a href="/index.php/User_talk:Mrzog" title="User talk:Mrzog">Talk</a>) to last revision by <a href="/index.php/User:DrModiford" title="User:DrModiford">DrModiford</a></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 22:08, 15 October 2010</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The OpenBoot Firmware: learn it, love it.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The OpenBoot Firmware: learn it, love it.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2">&#160;</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wow. That's helpful :P</del></div></td><td colspan="2">&#160;</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Java is more of a pain==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Java is more of a pain==</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:11905:newid:11907 --> </table>

Jimbo http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=11905&oldid=prev 2010-10-15T05:09:58Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Booting can be problematic</span></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 05:09, 15 October 2010</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The OpenBoot Firmware: learn it, love it.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The OpenBoot Firmware: learn it, love it.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wow. That's helpful :P</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Java is more of a pain==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Java is more of a pain==</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:11318:newid:11905 --> </table>

Mrzog http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=11318&oldid=prev 2009-06-04T00:17:46Z

<p>Enough comments gentlemen! Added link to a real &quot;been there, done it&quot; guide.</p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:17, 4 June 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>This is a stub article for different things to be aware of when installing or using FreeBSD on Sparc hardware.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>This is a stub article for different things to be aware of when installing or using FreeBSD on Sparc hardware.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">See [[Sparc_-_Installing_FreeBSD|this article]] containing documentation based on a real life installation on an Ultra-based system, including a brief essential guide to the OpenBoot firmware (enough to get FreeBSD booted at least).</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Servers only, thanks.==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Servers only, thanks.==</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:10844:newid:11318 --> </table>

DrModiford http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=10844&oldid=prev 2008-12-17T01:53:03Z

<p>Reverted edits by <a href="/index.php/Special:Contributions/209.237.227.133" title="Special:Contributions/209.237.227.133">209.237.227.133</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=User_talk:209.237.227.133&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:209.237.227.133 (page does not exist)">Talk</a>); changed back to last version by <a href="/index.php?title=User:71.197.10.74&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="User:71.197.10.74 (page does not exist)">71.197.10.74</a></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='1' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='1' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 01:53, 17 December 2008</td> </tr></table>

Jimbo http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=10479&oldid=prev 2008-07-14T17:28:21Z

<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 17:28, 14 July 2008</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&lt;br /&gt;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>--I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>--I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:10478:newid:10479 --> </table>

71.197.10.74 http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php?title=Sparc_-_Gotchas&diff=10478&oldid=prev 2008-07-14T17:28:06Z

<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 17:28, 14 July 2008</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Servers only, thanks.==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Servers only, thanks.==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&#160; </del>Sparc = No GUI. See [http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.0R/hardware-sparc64.html#AEN273 this link] w/r/t 5.0; later versions of FreeBSD documentation do not mention it at all.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>FreeBSD <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">+ </ins>Sparc = No GUI. See [http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.0R/hardware-sparc64.html#AEN273 this link] w/r/t 5.0; later versions of FreeBSD documentation do not mention it at all.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_Emulation]]&lt;br /&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>-- This is no longer true for FreeBSD6? I have used sun keyboards to install FreeBSD6 on my sparc machines.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">--I also was able to install using the Sun mouse and keyboard using FreeBSD 7.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==Booting can be problematic==</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bsdwiki:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:8587:newid:10478 --> </table>

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