From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 10 21:13:08 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 073B61065674 for ; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:13:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2E2D8FC1B for ; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:13:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from steiner.cc.vt.edu (steiner.cc.vt.edu [198.82.163.51]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o9ALCQRv016514; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:35 -0400 Received: from auth3.smtp.vt.edu (EHLO auth3.smtp.vt.edu) ([198.82.161.152]) by steiner.cc.vt.edu (MOS 4.1.8-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id LGS24936; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gromit.chumby.lan (c-71-63-94-180.hsd1.va.comcast.net [71.63.94.180]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth3.smtp.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o9ALCX0u031595 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:34 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Paul Mather In-Reply-To: <20101010012922.f65dbcf5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:32 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <999A180A-F994-41E9-B4B4-96ACC11EC352@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <20101010012922.f65dbcf5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu 5 none X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=steiner.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A020203.4CB22C43.00DE,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=71.63.94.180, so=2009-09-22 00:05:22, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.1-release on PowerBook G4 - is firewire disks supported? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:13:08 -0000 On Oct 9, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > Hello, >=20 > Are firewire drives supported in FreeBSD 8.1-release on powerpc? >=20 > I am trying to install FreeBSD 8.1-release on a PowerBook G4[1] I = have. > The internal disk drive contains OS X, and will continue that way. So = I > am trying to install FreeBSD on an external drive I have, a Maxtor > firewire drive. This drive shows up both in OS X and in Open = Firmware, > but after booting the FreeBSD install image (disc1), it is nowhere to > be seen. > - there are no nodes in /dev for it (I used echo /dev/* to verify) > - camcontrol devlist -v lists only the memory stick I am booting from > - camcontrol rescan all doesn't change anything I recently ran into the same problem. Firewire support is built in to = the kernel but not, I discovered, the sbp device support. So, to get = FireWire drives to show up, you need to "load sbp" from the FreeBSD boot = loader. The easiest way to do this is to press space when you get the = countdown to booting the kernel from the FreeBSD boot loader. This will = drop you into the FreeBSD boot loader prompt. Then, type "load sbp" = followed by "boot" to boot FreeBSD. The booted system will then = recognise your external FireWire drive as a daX device. Cheers, Paul.