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> So... what is FreeBSD doing wrong here? Or what bug did we find in
> the firmware? The Linux chrp bootloader gets the memory map
> properties okay.

  Answer in next email...

> How do I get a PPC compiler onto there or does every FreeBSD ship with
> one now it's a real release platform?

  FreeBSD comes with gcc source so a powerpc cross-compiler can be 
configured.

> This won't destroy any compiles or objects he made will it? I mean it's
> not supposed to but it WON'T, right? :D

  That's right.

later,

Peter.