From fc546113abac1e67067220a926be87b79e9dd266 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hiroki Sato Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:54:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Regen from rev.1.69.2.23. --- en/releases/5.4R/errata.html | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 99 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/en/releases/5.4R/errata.html b/en/releases/5.4R/errata.html index 312396a0b7..8af48a5804 100644 --- a/en/releases/5.4R/errata.html +++ b/en/releases/5.4R/errata.html @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ alink="#0000FF"> Documentation Project

$FreeBSD: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml,v -1.69.2.21 2005/06/12 13:51:51 hrs Exp $
+1.69.2.23 2005/06/24 08:52:41 hrs Exp $

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2 Security Advisories

The following security advisories pertain to FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE. For more -information, consult the individual advisories.

+information, consult the individual advisories available from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/.

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+
--+++ @@ -180,6 +183,97 @@ kernel have been fixed in 5.4-RELEASE, although too late to be mentioned in the notes. For more information, see security advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.

+ +

(24 Jun 2005) The FreeBSD/sparc64 5.4-RELEASE should have stated that the +FreeBSD/sparc64 GENERIC kernel prior to the upcoming 6.0-RELEASE officially only supports +serial consoles. This is especially true for the FreeBSD/sparc64 5.4-RELEASE GENERIC +kernel because the ofw_console(4) driver which also provides limited indirect support for +graphical consoles has been replaced with the +uart(4) driver +in favor better serial support.

+ +

Due to this limitation to serial consoles the screen will stop working after the +message ``jumping to kernel entry at...'' is +displayed when trying to use the FreeBSD/sparc64 5.4-RELEASE GENERIC kernel with a +graphical console, while FreeBSD itself continues working actually.

+ +

If you want to use FreeBSD/sparc64 with a graphical console anyway you can do one of +the following:

+ +
    +
  • +

    In case your machine is equipped with a Sun Creator, Sun Creator3D, or Sun Elite3D +frame buffer card and a Sun RS232 keyboard you can install FreeBSD/sparc64 5.4-RELEASE +with a serial console and afterwards compile a custom kernel with the following +additional options:

    + +
    +device          sc
+device          creator
+options         KBD_INSTALL_CDEV
+
    + +

    Additionally you have to enable the tty[1-7] entries in /etc/ttys like so:

    + +
    +ttyv0   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+# Virtual terminals
+ttyv1   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+ttyv2   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+ttyv3   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+ttyv4   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+ttyv5   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+ttyv6   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+ttyv7   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+
    + +

    This will yield native support for these keyboards and frame buffers including VTY +switching and X Window System. Note that this really requires at least FreeBSD/sparc64 +5.4-RELEASE otherwise it will not work on most of the UltraSPARC models.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    In case your machine is equipped with a ATI Mach64 frame buffer (found on-board in +e.g. Sun Blade 100/150 and Sun Ultra 5/10 as well as on Sun PGX8 and Sun PGX64 add-on +cards) or a PS/2 or a USB keyboard update to a FreeBSD/sparc64 6.0 from June 10 2005 or +later. If you use the stock GENERIC kernel and /etc/ttys from +there no further action is required.

    + +

    This will yield native support for these keyboards and frame buffers including VTY +switching and X Window System.

    +
    • + +
  • +

    In case your machine is equipped with hardware other than those mentioned above or you +refuse to update to FreeBSD/sparc64 6.0 you can re-enable the ofw_console(4) driver as a +last resort. To do so build a custom kernel with the following additional options:

    + +
    +device          ofw_console
+device          sab
+device          zs
+
    + +

    and make sure to comment out the following kernel option:

    + +
    +device          uart
+
    + +

    This will yield limited indirect support for any graphical console hardware, however +with poor performance, and VTY switching as well as X Window System do not work with +this. Note that ofw_console(4) is not really MPSAFE and therefore can result in panics +under certain conditions.

    +
    • +
+ +

For more details of how to recompile your kernel or update to FreeBSD 6.0, see Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel and The Cutting Edge sections in the FreeBSD Handbook, respectively.

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