From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 24 21:52:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDA0916A420 for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:52:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1smout1.broadpark.no (osl1smout1.broadpark.no [80.202.4.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 056FE43D64 for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:52:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1sminn1.broadpark.no ([80.202.4.59]) by osl1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IWN0065AJEXOUE0@osl1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:52:09 +0100 (CET) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.202.172.162]) by osl1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0IWN008WVJEX5P50@osl1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:52:09 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:52:08 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-id: <20060324225208.1663ec38.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.4) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Development PowerMac G4 - which FreeBSD version should I install? 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: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:52:20 -0000 Ok. I've just got a PowerMac G4 @ 533MHz, 512 MB RAM and two internal disks into the house. This will be my FreeBSD / ppc "development" machine ( you know, testing, reporting bugs, annoying developers and so on) Which version of FreeBSD should I install on it? I noticed that the ISO images on Peter's web page are from 2005, should I just use one of those, or is there a place to get neweer images? -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway