Is this a 32-bit Sparc system? If so, that may be your cause of failure. FreeBSD only supports Fujitsu-compatible UltraSparc processors (Sparc64). If you are trying on an older (say, 32-bit) Sparc system, it _will_ not_ work_ due to being unsupported hardware. Recheck the website about supported processors. Earl Bediant earlbediant at yahoo.com