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nightmorph 07/07/01 03:03:39 |
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Modified: gentoo-sparc-faq.xml |
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Log: |
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a few updates from the patch on bug 183783, and lots of other updates that i made as i went along reading the doc. it was pretty outdated. should be shiny now. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.14 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml?rev=1.14&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml?r1=1.13&r2=1.14 |
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Index: gentoo-sparc-faq.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.13 |
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retrieving revision 1.14 |
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diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14 |
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--- gentoo-sparc-faq.xml 4 Dec 2006 21:17:14 -0000 1.13 |
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+++ gentoo-sparc-faq.xml 1 Jul 2007 03:03:39 -0000 1.14 |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml,v 1.13 2006/12/04 21:17:14 jkt Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml,v 1.14 2007/07/01 03:03:39 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml"> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.8</version> |
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-<date>2006-09-20</date> |
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+<version>1.9</version> |
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+<date>2007-06-30</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Documentation Notes</title> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-When mentioning <c>SPARC</c> and <c>SPARC64</c>, this refers to the type of |
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-<c>sun4x</c> system. SPARC represents the 32 bit systems using the |
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-<c>sun4c</c>, <c>sun4d</c> and <c>sun4m</c> architectures (i.e. SPARCstations). |
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-SPARC64 represents the <c>sun4u</c> architecture seen in the UltraSPARC series |
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-of systems (Ultras, Blades, SunFires, etc). |
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+When mentioning <c>SPARC</c>, this refers to the type of <c>sun4x</c> system. |
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+SPARC represents the <c>sun4u</c> architecture seen in the UltraSPARC series of |
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+systems (Ultras, Blades, SunFires, etc). Older 32-bit systems are no longer |
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+supported by the Gentoo/SPARC team. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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+<!-- sparc32 is no longer supported |
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<section> |
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<title>How do I network boot my SPARC system for installation?</title> |
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<body> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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+--> |
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<section> |
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<title>I have a CRT/LCD monitor attached to my SPARC that selects a resolution |
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my monitor can't handle when the kernel boots. How do I get a visible and/or |
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This problem is a result of the framebuffer support the Linux kernel loads at |
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boot time, and the modelines available on SPARC systems. Here we will assume |
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your monitor and video card will agree on a resolution of 1024 by 768 at a |
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-refresh rate of 60 Hz. In OBP, you can set the resolution by adjusting the |
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-setting for <c>output-device</c>. To view the current setting, use the |
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-command: |
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+refresh rate of 60 Hz. In OBP, you can set the resolution by adjusting the |
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+setting for <c>output-device</c>. To view the current setting, use the command: |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="View current settings"> |
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<p> |
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Most of the time, the default kernel options will be acceptable for hardware |
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-support. You will need to make sure that <c>devfs</c> (in case you don't use |
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-<c>udev</c>) and <c>virtual memory filesystem support</c> is enabled in the |
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-kernel as instructed in the <uri |
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+support. You will need to make sure that <c>virtual memory</c> and <c>/proc |
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+filesystem</c> support is enabled in the kernel as instructed in the <uri |
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link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml">Installation Handbook</uri>. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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+<!-- sparc32 is no longer supported |
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<section> |
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<title>I just booted my SPARCstation after installing Gentoo but it won't boot. |
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Why isn't it booting?</title> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-The OBP in most or all sun4c and sun4m systems aliases "disk" to the device |
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-with SCSI ID 3, and "disk0" through "disk3" to the device with = the |
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-corresponding SCSI ID, if it happens to be a disk rather than a tape, CDROM, |
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-etc. |
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+The OBP in most or all sun4c and sun4m systems aliases "disk" to the device with |
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+SCSI ID 3, and "disk0" through "disk3" to the device with the corresponding SCSI |
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+ID, if it happens to be a disk rather than a tape, CDROM, etc. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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+--> |
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</chapter> |
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<chapter> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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+32-bit SPARC systems are no longer supported by the Gentoo/SPARC team. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<!-- 32bit is no longer supported |
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+<p> |
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32-bit SPARC systems vary. Systems with the sun4m architecture have been |
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reported to work fine (SS4-SS20) including SMP configurations with the later |
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2.4 series kernels. sun4m systems using HyperSPARC or Ross processors in a SMP |
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support for various versions of the Linux kernel. This can help indicate how |
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usable your SPARC system would be under SPARC/Linux. |
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</p> |
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+--> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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-<title>So you keep talking about sun4c/sun4d/sun4m/sun4u. How do I |
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-know which one I have?</title> |
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+<title>How do I know which Sparc I have?</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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<p> |
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First, the reason they all they all have the same setting is due to a value in |
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-OpenBoot PROM (OBP). The story goes that in times past, it was assumed that if |
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-a host had multiple interfaces, the interfaces would not reside on the same |
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-Ethernet and therefore having the MAC address unique to a machine rather than |
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-to a NIC wouldn't be a problem. As time went on and different technologies |
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+OpenBoot PROM (OBP). The story goes that in times past, it was assumed that if a |
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+host had multiple interfaces, the interfaces would not reside on the same |
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+Ethernet and therefore having the MAC address unique to a machine rather than to |
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+a NIC wouldn't be a problem. As time went on and different technologies |
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developed, the opposite was proven. |
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</p> |
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<title>Applications</title> |
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<section> |
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<title> |
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-How do I get XFree86 to find a usable modeline on my Ultra 5/10 or Blade |
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-100/150? |
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+How do I get Xorg to find a usable modeline on my Ultra 5/10 or Blade 100/150? |
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</title> |
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<body> |
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The ATI Framebuffer normally expects a PC's BIOS to set the Reference Clock |
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speed for the video card. However, on non-x86 architectures, this doesn't |
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happen. So what needs to be done is to set the Reference Clock speed in the |
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-XF86Config file. |
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+<path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</path>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-In the "Device" section of your XF86Config file, you will want to add a line |
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-similar to the following: |
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+In the "Device" section of your <path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</path>, you will |
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+want to add a line similar to the following: |
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</p> |
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-<pre caption="Add to XF86Config"> |
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+<pre caption="Add to xorg.conf"> |
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Option "reference_clock" "28.636 MHz" |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-The following URLs contain more information on how to set the reference clock: |
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-<uri>http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/4.3.0/ati5.html#26</uri>. If you have issues |
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-you might want to try without a similar setting first. |
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+Other common speeds are 14.318 MHz and 29.5 MHz. If you have issues you might |
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+want to try without a similar setting first. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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<p> |
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If you still want to install the package, you can follow the instructions from |
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-the at <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum.php?t=33534">Portage |
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-Masked Package FAQ</uri>. |
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+the <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml?part=3&chap=3">Portage |
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+Handbook</uri>. |
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</p> |
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-<note> |
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-The FAQ mentions the sparc64 keyword, which is invalid. |
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-</note> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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The best way is to join the <c>#gentoo-sparc</c> IRC channel on Freenode IRC |
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network <c>irc.freenode.net</c>. This is where all of the developers hang out |
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and talk SPARC (amongst other things). Short of email, this is the best way to |
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-get our attention, and blame seemant! :) |
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+get our attention. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<p> |
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Additionally, you can view the bugs for Gentoo/SPARC via the <uri |
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link="http://bugs.gentoo.org">Gentoo Bugzilla</uri>. The bugs will be assigned |
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-or CC'd to sparc@g.o. |
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+or CCed to sparc@g.o. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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<p> |
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A list of problematic packages can be found at |
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-<uri>http://dev.gentoo.org/~weeve/problems.html</uri> |
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+<uri>http://dev.gentoo.org/~weeve/problems.html</uri>. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum.php?f=27">Gentoo/SPARC |
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Forum</uri> |
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</li> |
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- <li><mail>sparc@g.o</mail> - Gentoo/SPARC team email address |
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- </li> |
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+ <li><mail>sparc@g.o</mail> - Gentoo/SPARC team email address</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<uri link="http://www.obsolyte.com">Obsolyte</uri> - Information on older |
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- SPARC systems and links to a lot of other great SPARC related sites. |
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+ SPARC systems and links to a lot of other great SPARC related sites |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<uri |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<uri link="http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/216.2">OBP Reference Guide</uri> - |
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- Sun's guide to the OpenBoot PROM. |
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+ Sun's guide to the OpenBoot PROM |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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