Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:20:56 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ppc64 snapshot Message-ID: <4BBFD278.30804@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <y2qfd9cd3451004091754u5a1d4af0p54dacd41bbd65a93@mail.gmail.com> References: <g2kfd9cd3451004041522pec1d3740l7e3551284b619b5@mail.gmail.com> <4BBB6DC0.3030808@freebsd.org> <j2zfd9cd3451004081857o4f39ac5dr8bcd16873c874c30@mail.gmail.com> <y2qfd9cd3451004091754u5a1d4af0p54dacd41bbd65a93@mail.gmail.com>
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On 04/09/10 19:54, Justin Hibbits wrote: > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu > <mailto:jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu>> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Nathan Whitehorn > <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org <mailto:nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>> wrote: > > Justin Hibbits wrote: > > I just got my hands on a dual-core G5 (Late 2005), and > want to throw > -CURRENT on it. Is there a snapshot available with the > recent ppc64 changes > that I could test out? > > - Justin > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> > mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > <mailto:freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" > > I just finished implementing the last missing feature in the > 64-bit PowerPC port, and there are no more 64-bit-specific > bugs that I know about. Once M. Warner Losh's build system > changes are in the tree, I will submit a final patch set for > review, and merge it to head, but the port should be > completely usable at this point. > > System Compatibility: > - Apple G5 machines > > Caveats: > - Do not run ofwdump on an SMP system, as it can cause hangs > (also a 32-bit bug) > - Many ports (e.g. X and GTK) need patches not currently in > the ports tree to compile, since this is a new platform > > Instructions: > svn co http://svn.freebsd.org/base/projects/ppc64 > cd ppc64 > make buildworld buildkernel installkernel installworld > distribution DESTDIR=/path/to/installation TARGET_ARCH=powerpc64 > > I would appreciate any feedback or tests, as well as testing > on 32-bit Book-E systems to make sure I did not break > anything. Many thanks to Andreas Tobler for his tireless > testing efforts during development of this port. > -Nathan > > > I've finally had a chance to test it, but it hangs with the string > > Kernel entry at 0x1034e0... > > nothing more. I tried booting verbose, but that gave nothing, it > looks like it may not even be leaving the loader. > > - Justin > > > I just tried a fresh head boot, and I got the same thing loading a > ppc32 kernel. Trying with hw.physmem=512M (the machine has 4GB > physical memory) failed as well, and loading a ppc32 kernel from > loader.ppc64 same result. Any ideas of how to continue debugging this? > > - Justin This sounds like an issue with syscons. Can you try setting hw.syscons.disable=1 from the loader? That should make the kernel fall back to the Open Firmware text console. -Nathan
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