From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 28 17:19:58 2012 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 02C02106566C for ; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:19:58 +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 C51968FC08 for ; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:19:57 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0LYI00400QT81S00@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:19:56 -0600 (CST) Received: from [10.0.2.94] (adsl-76-208-68-223.dsl.mdsnwi.sbcglobal.net [76.208.68.223]) by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0LYI00IG5QT71E10@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:19:56 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:19:57 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <20120128121804.40d02cff.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: Roger Mason Message-id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=10.0.2.94 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-9, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2012.1.28.170618, SenderIP=10.0.2.94 References: <20120128121804.40d02cff.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: Installing on G5 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: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:19:58 -0000 On Jan 28, 2012, at 5:18 AM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:58 -0330 > Roger Mason wrote: > >> >> Then the fan accelerates until I turn off the machine. > > FYI, this is normal on some models of the G5's. They need to have a > "fan control" program running, > if not the firmware takes over and set the fans at full blast. > Search the archives of this mailing list for more info. > That's only partially true these days -- the fan control program is now integrated into the kernel. But it does still mean the fans will pick up in the event of a kernel panic. Can you paste in the few lines of output before that as well as tell us what model of G5 you have (PowerMacX,Y)? -Nathan