Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:15:44 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> To: ross@grinz.com Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation preparation questions Message-ID: <20AE25CE-43BF-4668-B8D5-EDDE16A66141@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <50782.74.170.92.99.1210570005.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> References: <4821C6AB.3080101@uchicago.edu> <4821C85A.7090605@freebsd.org> <4821C945.5030008@uchicago.edu> <4821C9DB.4080008@freebsd.org> <48221F56.5040900@uchicago.edu> <48262875.6020302@uchicago.edu> <50782.74.170.92.99.1210570005.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com>
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On May 11, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Ross Gohlke wrote: > Q1: What is the difference between > www.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc-root-latest.tbz2 and > http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc_iso/latest.iso and the downloads > available at www.freebsd.org/where.html? Is ppc-root-latest.tbz2 > FreeBSD7.0? I would expect those to be old. You probably want to use the official releases and/or snapshots. > Q3: Once I have set the mountvolume in OpenFirmWare (OFW), can the > machine > be rebooted remotely? The problem with FreeBSD and the Xserve in this particular case is that you cannot power-cycle. You can do everything else remotely. FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com
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