From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 7 13:36:44 2009 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 1DFE2106564A for ; Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:36:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from adsum.doit.wisc.edu (adsum.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5CE08FC23 for ; Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:36:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-5.01 32bit (built Feb 19 2009)) id <0KHQ00J06GH73R00@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:36:43 -0500 (CDT) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net ([unknown] [76.201.152.222]) by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-5.01 32bit (built Feb 19 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KHQ008SXGH2IO40@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:36:39 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:36:38 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <49CAD8C2.7000008@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-id: <49DB56E6.2000000@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.201.152.222 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-11, Version=5.5.1.360522, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.1.350677, Antispam-Data: 2009.4.7.130139, SenderIP=76.201.152.222 References: <49CAD8C2.7000008@freebsd.org> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090405) Subject: Re: Request for review/testing: G5 support [COMMITTED] 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: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:36:44 -0000 Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > I'd like to merge the G5 support currently in Perforce soon, to ensure > some testing with it before the 8.0 code freeze. There are a few > remaining bugs/issues listed below, but I think fixing them will be > faster and easier once this is in the tree, and they are not serious > issues in general. A diff against -CURRENT can be found at > http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/ppcg5.diff. If there is > sufficient interest, I can make a CD image with the patch applied. > > Notes: > - For SMU-based systems (later model Powermac G5s, and all G5 iMacs), > there is currently no support for controlling the fans. Your machine > will be loud. > - Adjusting the volume of the built-in audio on my G5 iMac does not > work -- it is stuck at maximum > - PCI Express systems likely do not work. > - SMP is currently tested only on an emulator, where it works fine -- > I'd appreciate any test reports > - Serial consoles seem to be broken at the moment > - If you set CPUTYPE=970 in make.conf, be *absolutely sure* to add > -mno-powerpc64 to CFLAGS, or you will get strange runtime errors. > > Everything else (built-in devices, X, etc.) should work. Please let me > know how it goes if you try the patch! This was committed on April 3rd as revision 190681, and so is now available in 8.0-CURRENT and will be in the upcoming 8.0 release. For the in-tree G5 support, the note about using CPUTYPE no longer applies. Enjoy! -Nathan