Sparc - Gotchas
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# Servers only, thanks. | # Servers only, thanks. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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# Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away! | # Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away! | ||
Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_emulation]] | Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See [[Sparc_-_Terminal_emulation]] | ||
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# Booting can be problematic | # Booting can be problematic | ||
The OpenBoot Firmware: learn it, love it. | The OpenBoot Firmware: learn it, love it. | ||
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# Java is more of a pain | # Java is more of a pain | ||
All the Java sources and installers etc etc -- they're iX86 only. | All the Java sources and installers etc etc -- they're iX86 only. | ||
[[Category : Architecture-Specific]] | [[Category : Architecture-Specific]] | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 21 February 2005
This is a stub article for different things to be aware of when installing or using FreeBSD on Sparc hardware.
- Servers only, thanks.
FreeBSD + Sparc = No GUI. See this link w/r/t 5.0; later versions of FreeBSD documentation do not mention it at all.
- Sun keyboard and mouse? Throw them away!
Toss 'em because you can't use 'em. Serial console installation only, please. See Sparc_-_Terminal_emulation
- Booting can be problematic
The OpenBoot Firmware: learn it, love it.
- Java is more of a pain
All the Java sources and installers etc etc -- they're iX86 only.
