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authorRobert Nagy <robert@cvs.openbsd.org>2006-05-15 10:07:17 +0000
committerRobert Nagy <robert@cvs.openbsd.org>2006-05-15 10:07:17 +0000
commit7242a7f634a024d42751ad470263c02660bbeaf5 (patch)
tree88922053273da5da5d95af1605be3f3957ab795e /distrib/notes/sparc64
parent933b2da4cc89417a702051e6a028c805bf4b3899 (diff)
point to the correct FTP site that can be used to get firwmare patches
and also note the reader that the SunSolve web interface can be used for the same purpose.
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diff --git a/distrib/notes/sparc64/prep b/distrib/notes/sparc64/prep
index 8df08496d99..184cdc98b42 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc64/prep
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc64/prep
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.19 2006/03/23 06:10:20 deraadt Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.20 2006/05/15 10:07:16 robert Exp $
If your UltraSPARC machine is somewhat old, it might need a firmware update
before it can be used under OpenBSD. You are advised to try to install
OpenBSD first; if it can't boot or fails mysteriously, you might need to
@@ -108,14 +108,18 @@ dnl Sun Fire V880 112186
Ultra 80 109082
dnl Ultra 450 106122
-Get the patch installation notes from SunSolve, as
- ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/104169.readme
+Get the patch installation notes from Sun's FTP site, as
+ ftp://ftp.sun.com/patchroot/all_unsigned/104169-08.README
(replace 104169 with the correct patch number).
Check the Patch-ID# line in this readme file to get the patch filename, for
example 104169-08. The patch filename will then be either
- ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/104169-08.tar.Z
+ ftp://ftp.sun.com/patchroot/all_unsigned/104169-08.tar.Z
or
- ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/104169-08.zip
+ ftp://ftp.sun.com/patchroot/all_unsigned/104169-08.zip
+
+You can also use SunSolve to get the patches by entering the
+correct Patch-ID# to the corresponding field at
+ http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpage
Follow the patch installation notes very carefully. You will need to open
your machine in order to apply this patch.