FreeBSD 5.4 sparc64 netboot install?

Kris Kennaway kris at obsecurity.org
Thu Sep 8 23:00:38 PDT 2005


On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 10:48:56PM -0700, Aaron Glenn wrote:
> On 9/8/05, Kris Kennaway <kris at obsecurity.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Why do you think it's no longer supported?  You can certainly install
> > sparc machines by netbooting them.
> > 
> > Kris
> 
> Partly because there is nothing in the handbook[1], release notes[2],
> or installation notes[3] for sparc64 about it. And mostly because the
> development directory for sparc64 is currently barren[4]. Like I
> mentioned in my original message, the only information I can find
> about a netboot install is a very outdated 5.0-CURRENT text that links
> to bootloader files that no longer exist.
> 
> If you can point me to a resource I've overlooked, please do so. I
> would greatly appreciate a hit with the cluestick on this one.

You don't need a special bootloader any longer.  Just use the standard
one.

Kris
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