Linux: always assumes it is booted from the serial console, so you need to specify "console=tty1" if you boot graphically
NetBSD booting from CD:
[sparc] Booting file 'cdrom' without parameters. Loading a.out image... Loaded 8388615 bytes entry point is 0x4000 Jumping to entry point... obmem:>> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.15
(builds@b3.netbsd.org, Mon Dec 19 03:43:03 UTC 2005)
Booting diag Cannot load diag: error=20
device[sd(0,2,0):b] ("halt" to halt):
NetBSD kernel directly:
[sparc] Kernel already loaded OBP version 3, revision 2.25 (plugin rev 2) Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
NetBSD 3.0 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Dec 19 04:01:27 UTC 2005 builds@b3.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-0-RELEASE/sparc/200512182024Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/GENERIC total memory = 127 MB avail memory = 120 MB bootpath: data fault: pc=0xf02a4f3c addr=0x7ff000 sfsr=126<PERR=0,LVL=1,AT=1,FT=1,FAV,OW> panic: kernel fault halted
Solaris 8 iso: [sparc] Booting file 'cdrom' without parameters. Loading a.out image... Loaded 7680 bytes entry point is 0x4000 Jumping to entry point... device iommu size -1 device sbus size -1 device eeprom address prop too big device auxio size -1 qemu: fatal: Trying to execute code outside RAM or ROM at 0xff00000d
Stefan