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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/sparc.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/sparc.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9a406acde4 --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/sparc.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional-Based Extension//EN" [ +<!ENTITY base CDATA ".."> +<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/platforms/sparc.sgml,v 1.41 2011/11/27 17:38:49 marius Exp $"> +<!ENTITY title "FreeBSD/sparc64 Project"> +<!ENTITY email 'freebsd-sparc64'> +<!ENTITY % navinclude.developers "INCLUDE"> +<!ENTITY % developers SYSTEM "../developers.sgml"> %developers; +]> + +<html> + &header; + + <h3><a name="intro">Introduction</a></h3> + + <p>This page contains information about the FreeBSD port to Fujitsu's + SPARC64® and Oracle's UltraSPARC® architectures. + Discussion of this port takes + place on the + <a href="http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64">freebsd-sparc</a> + mailing list.</p> + + <h3>Table Of Contents</h3> + + <ul> + <li><a href="#status">Status</a></li> + <li><a href="#hw">Hardware List</a></li> + <li><a href="#who">Credits</a></li> + <li><a href="#list">FreeBSD/sparc64 mailing list</a></li> + <li><a href="#links">Points of Interest</a></li> + </ul> + + <h3><a name="status">Status</a></h3> + + <p>UltraSPARC is a + <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/archs.html"> + Tier 2</a> architecture, and as such is not fully supported by the + <a href="&base;">FreeBSD</a> project. Although fully functional, the port + is not as mature as the existing i386 or amd64 ports.</p> + + <h3><a name="hw">Hardware List</a></h3> + + <p>A summary of supported systems follows. SMP is supported on all supported + systems that contain more than 1 processor. For full details please see + the + <a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/hardware.html"> + hardware notes</a> of the <a href="&base;/releases/"> + release</a> you are using.</p> + + <ul> + <li>Naturetech GENIALstation 777S</li> + <li>Sun Blade 100</li> + <li>Sun Blade 150</li> + <li>Sun Enterprise 150</li> + <li>Sun Enterprise 220R</li> + <li>Sun Enterprise 250</li> + <li>Sun Enterprise 420R</li> + <li>Sun Enterprise 450</li> + <li>Sun Fire B100s (support for the on-board NICs first appeared in + 8.1-RELEASE)</li> + <li>Sun Fire V100</li> + <li>Sun Fire V120</li> + <li>Sun Netra™ T1 100/105</li> + <li>Sun Netra T1 AC200/DC200</li> + <li>Sun Netra t 1100</li> + <li>Sun Netra t 1120</li> + <li>Sun Netra t 1125</li> + <li>Sun Netra t 1400/1405</li> + <li>Sun Netra 120</li> + <li>Sun Netra X1</li> + <li>Sun SPARCEngine® Ultra AX1105</li> + <li>Sun SPARCEngine Ultra AXe</li> + <li>Sun SPARCEngine Ultra AXi</li> + <li>Sun SPARCEngine Ultra AXmp</li> + <li>Sun SPARCEngine CP1500</li> + <li>Sun Ultra™ 1</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 1E</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 2</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 5</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 10</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 30</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 60</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 80</li> + <li>Sun Ultra 450</li> + </ul> + + <p>The following systems are partially supported by FreeBSD. In + particular the fibre channel controllers in SBus-based systems are not + supported. However, it is possible to use these with a SCSI controller + supported by the esp(4) driver (Sun ESP SCSI, Sun FAS Fast-SCSI + and Sun FAS366 Fast-Wide SCSI controllers).</p> + + <ul> + <li>Sun Enterprise 3500</li> + <li>Sun Enterprise 4500</li> + </ul> + + <p>Starting with 7.2-RELEASE, sparc64 systems based on + Sun UltraSPARC III and beyond are also supported by FreeBSD, which includes + the following known working systems:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Sun Blade 1000</li> + <li>Sun Blade 1500</li> + <li>Sun Blade 2000</li> + <li>Sun Blade 2500</li> + <li>Sun Fire 280R</li> + <li>Sun Fire V210</li> + <li>Sun Fire V215 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE)</li> + <li>Sun Fire V240</li> + <li>Sun Fire V245 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE)</li> + <li>Sun Fire V250</li> + <li>Sun Fire V440 (support for the on-board NICs first appeared in + 7.3-RELEASE and 8.0-RELEASE)</li> + <li>Sun Fire V480 (501-6780 and 501-6790 centerplanes only, for which support + first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, + other centerplanes might work beginning with 8.3-RELEASE and 9.0-RELEASE)</li> + <li>Sun Fire V880</li> + <li>Sun Fire V890 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, non-mixed + Ultrasparc IV/IV+ CPU-configurations only)</li> + <li>Sun Netra 20/Netra T4</li> + </ul> + + <p>The following Sun UltraSPARC systems are not tested but + believed to be also supported by FreeBSD:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Sun Fire V125</li> + <li>Sun Fire V490 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, non-mixed + Ultrasparc IV/IV+ CPU-configurations only)</li> + </ul> + + <p>Starting with 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, sparc64 systems based on Fujitsu SPARC64 V + are also supported by FreeBSD, which includes the following + known working systems:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER® 250</li> + </ul> + + <p>The following Fujitsu SPARC64 systems are not tested but believed to be + also supported by FreeBSD:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER 450</li> + <li>Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER 650</li> + <li>Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER 850</li> + </ul> + + <p>If you have a system that is not listed here please try it, and let + <a href="mailto:freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.org">us</a> know about it.</p> + + <h3><a name="who">Credits</a></h3> + + <p>The following people have been working either in the spotlights or behind + the scenes to get the FreeBSD port off the ground:</p> + + <ul> + <li><a href="mailto:jake@FreeBSD.org">&a.jake;</a></li> + <li><a href="mailto:tmm@FreeBSD.org">&a.tmm;</a></li> + <li><a href="mailto:obrien@FreeBSD.org">&a.obrien;</a></li> + </ul> + + <h3><a name="list">FreeBSD/sparc64 mailing list</a></h3> + + <p>To subscribe to this list, send an email to <tt class=" + EMAIL"><<a href="mailto:freebsd-sparc64-subscribe@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-sparc64-subscribe@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt> + or visit the + <a href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64">mailman interface</a>.</p> + + <h3><a name="links">Pointers Of Interest</a></h3> + + <ul> + <li><a href="http://www.sparc.org/specificationsDocuments.html"> + SPARC Standards and technical documents</a></li> + <li><a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/sparc64/"> + NetBSD/sparc64</a></li> + <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/sparc64.html"> + OpenBSD/sparc64</a></li> + </ul> + + &footer; +</html> |