Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:53:53 -0700 From: Mark Millard <markmi@dsl-only.net> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running FreeBSD-ppc/ppc64 on emulators? [.iso based CD boot problems exist for PowerMac G5's too] Message-ID: <9104D42E-5A30-49AF-B5B8-F2C97090802F@dsl-only.net> In-Reply-To: <DABBB435-CFD2-4514-AA8C-38BAA8C93952@dsl-only.net> References: <DABBB435-CFD2-4514-AA8C-38BAA8C93952@dsl-only.net>
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First I quote what I wrote about when the hangups occur on the G5's = (combining quotes from the two messages so the overall notes are easier = to understand): > For a C-key style boot it hangs shortly after displaying >=20 > loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf >=20 > and stops while displaying "/" from its progress indicator. The fans = then gradually spin up. >=20 > In other words: It hangs just before it would normally display the = line that includes the text: /boot/kernel/kernel The original messages were: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc/2014-June/007029.html and http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc/2014-June/007056.html Even the /b prefix from /boot/kernel/kernel did not show up even though = /boot/defaults/loader.conf did show up just fine. As for trying 11-CURRENT: I've not tried 11-CURRENT for anything yet. = And, unfortunately, I'm now away from the PowerMacs for weeks so I will = not be doing new experiments for several weeks. I can try once I get = back. All the 9.2/9.3-STABLE's that I tried worked. And 10.0-RELELASE worked. = Any 10.0-STABLE from before about Apr-27 I've never tried: Late April is = about when I started the experiments with PowerMacs. Also: I had no troubles with 10.0-STABLE for powerpc on PowerMacs. = PowerPC64 on PowerMac G5's is where I had problems. (I do not have other = kinds of PowerPC equipment available.) =3D=3D=3D Mark Millard markmi at dsl-only.net On Jul 26, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Mark Millard <markmi@dsl-only.net> wrote: This boot issue from .iso's (burned to CDs) is not specific to emulation = (assuming it is the same problem in both places). I'm afraid that it sounds like PowerMac G5's hang the same way/place = whenever I've tried a fairly modern PowerPC64 10.0-STABLE .iso burned to = a CD. I was able to boot 10.0-RELEASE's .iso burned to a CD. I've not = tried emulation. Having an initial FreeBSD running I tend to use the MANIFEST and .txz = files with "bsdinstall auto" to make new from-scratch (not = buildworld/buildkernel) installations when I want such. My notes on the G5 boot issue for the .iso's burned to CD's were = reported in: (I'm not near the PowerMacs, unfortunately) FreeBSD 10-STABLE powerpc64 r266807 CD PowerMac7, 2 (and 7, 11) boot = hangs very early in the process Has anyone booted a G5 PowerMac from a recent 10.0-STABLE .iso burned to = CD? A multi-processor one? =3D=3D=3D Mark Millard markmi at dsl-only.net
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