[indiana-discuss] plans for Indiana on SPARC ?

[Bart Smaalders]

Liam Merwick wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a planned timeline for getting Indiana running on SPARC  ? I've had a
> look on the web site and in the email archives and couldn't see anything.
> 
> My interest is in getting Indiana running on an LDoms guest domain
> and so the lack of an unencumbered graphic driver is not a concern to me
> (although I'd love to run Indiana on my SB2500 as well)
> 
> Is the integration of SPARC New Boot into snv_80 sufficient to attempt
> working on getting a SPARC machine booting off ZFS like x86 currently
> does or will it be necessary to wait until the full ZFS boot project
> integrates into Nevada later this year ?

Once zfs boot works on SPARC, we can get Indiana up there. Given all
we have to do, this will prob. be summer/fall.

- Bart



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