Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:36:29 -0400 From: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New powerpc64 snapshot Message-ID: <1321084E-3EA7-4FAB-8010-4BA98598074E@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <20100910173536.01c43656@anacreon.physics.wisc.edu> References: <20100910173536.01c43656@anacreon.physics.wisc.edu>
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On Sep 10, 2010, at 6:35 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > I have built a new powerpc64 snapshot that should have a more > functional installer and not have disk-detection problems on some > models of G5 Powermac. This snapshot can be found at > = http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/FreeBSD-9.0-20100910-SNAP-powerpc64 >=20 > Installation directions are the same as for 32-bit PowerPC: > http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/ppcinstall.txt >=20 > SMP is also now in the default powerpc64 kernel configuration, thanks > to Peter Grehan. I just tried this snapshot but did not have much luck installing. I am trying to install on a headless Xserve G5 via a serial console. I = can boot the CD from OpenFirmware and enter the installer. I then drop = into the Fixit shell but cannot successfully complete any partitioning = via gpart. Commands like "gpart show" will display the existing = partition table, but any gpart command that affects the partition table = (gpart delete; gpart add; etc.) will not complete (coincidentally, the = fan seems to start racing then, too). The system isn't hung because = CTRL-C will bring me back to sysinstall. I currently have Mac OS X 10.5 on this system, and would like to replace = it with FreeBSD/powerpc64. Has anyone done this successfully, or have = any hints about what I may be missing? Oh, and is it possible to change the OpenFirmware serial console speed = to something lower than 57600? I have an IBM 3151 TTY (with VT100 = personality card) I'd like to use as a permanently-attached serial = console but it only goes up to 19200 in its setup options. :-( Cheers, Paul.
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