Subject: Re: Small glitch with Ultra 10 and NetBSD/Sparc
To: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
From: Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/19/2006 07:06:09
Hi,
Thanks! I, for one, really appreciate all your support of the
sparc/sparc64 port. It turns these old but nice systems into
really useful systems.
cheers
bruce
On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 11:51:22AM -0400, Michael Lorenz wrote:
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> Hello,
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> >I installed NetBSD/Sparc 3.0 on my Ultra 10 last night (yes, sparc,
> >not sparc64)
> >and there is an amusing glitch. The Sparc MAKEDEV, somewhat sensibly,
> >doesn't
> >create the /dev/*wd* devices. Not too many sparc32s with IDE devices
> >I guess.
> >Of course the Ultra 10 was grumpy without these devices. Maybe MAKEDEV
> >could make them?
>
> Should be fixed in -current, I know I added them for PCMCIA IDE and CF
> devices ( as far as I can tell the only way to get IDE into an SBus
> sparc machine )
>
> have fun
> Michael
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