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<h3><a name="intro">Introduction</a></h3> |
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<p>This page contains information about the FreeBSD port to Sun Microsystem's |
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UltraSPARC® architecture. UltraSPARC is a |
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UltraSPARC® architecture. Discussion of the UltraSPARC port takes |
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UltraSPARC port takes place on the |
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<a href="http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64">freebsd-sparc</a> |
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mailing list.</p> |
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<h3><a name="toc">Table Of Contents</a></h3> |
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<li><a href="#who">Credits</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#status">Status</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#news">Latest News</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#hw">Hardware List</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#hw">Hardware List</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#todo">What Needs To Be Done</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#who">Credits</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#links">Pointers Of Interest</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#list">FreeBSD/sparc64 mailing list</a></li> |
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<li><a href="#links">Points of Interest</a></li> |
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<h3><a name="who">Credits</a></h3> |
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<p>The following people have been working either in the spotlights or behind |
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the scenes to get the FreeBSD port off the ground:</p> |
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<li><a href="mailto:jake@FreeBSD.org">&a.jake;</a></li> |
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<li><a href="mailto:tmm@FreeBSD.org">&a.tmm;</a></li> |
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<li><a href="mailto:obrien@FreeBSD.org">&a.obrien;</a></li> |
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<h3><a name="news">Latest News</a></h3> |
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<h3><a name="status">Status</a></h3> |
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<p>UltraSPARC is a |
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<li><p><b>25 October, 2004</b> : The CS4231 audio driver has |
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been ported from <a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/">OpenBSD</a>, |
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Tier 2</a> architecture, and as such is not fully supported by the |
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so SBus workstations equipped with sound hardware (Ultra 1E, |
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Ultra 2) get sound support.</p></li> |
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is not as mature as the existing i386 or amd64 ports.</p> |
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<li><p><b>9 October, 2004</b> : The auxio driver has been ported |
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<li><p><b>10 June, 2004</b> : The esp driver has been imported |
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Ultra 1E and Ultra 2 machines get SCSI support now.</p></li> |
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<li><p><b>18 January, 2003</b> : The if_xl driver is |
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now</a> supported in -CURRENT.</p></li> |
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<li><p><b>10 December, 2002</b> : Daily snapshots of 5.0-CURRENT are now |
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<h3><a name="hw">Hardware List</a></h3> |
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<p>A summary of supported systems follows. SMP is supported on all supported |
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release</a> you are using.</p> |
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<li>Netra X1</li> |
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<li>SPARCEngine® Ultra Axi</li> |
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a system that is not listed here please try it, and let |
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<li>Update this webpage more often.</li> |
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<li><a href="mailto:jake@FreeBSD.org">&a.jake;</a></li> |
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<li><a href="mailto:tmm@FreeBSD.org">&a.tmm;</a></li> |
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<h3><a name="list">FreeBSD/sparc64 mailing list</a></h3> |
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