From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 13 11:06:54 2008 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 EE95C1065698 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA8DD8FC23 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id m9DB6sJ2029528 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:54 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id m9DB6s6J029524 for freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:54 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:54 GMT Message-Id: <200810131106.m9DB6s6J029524@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: gnats set sender to owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Current problem reports assigned to freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org 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: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:55 -0000 Note: to view an individual PR, use: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=(number). The following is a listing of current problems submitted by FreeBSD users. These represent problem reports covering all versions including experimental development code and obsolete releases. S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a power/121407 ppc [panic] Won't boot up; strange error message. o power/112435 ppc [nexus] [patch] Update nexus children to use ofw_bus f o power/111296 ppc [kernel] [patch] [request] Support IMISS, DLMISS an DS o power/93203 ppc FreeBSD PPC Can't Write to Partitions. 4 problems total. From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 13 12:36:52 2008 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 690A810656CF for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:36:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail02.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail02.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.183]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E01AE8FC12 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:36:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail02.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m9DCamc6024056 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:36:50 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML In-Reply-To: <20081010235944.EKA04750@dommail.onthenet.com.au> References: <20081010235944.EKA04750@dommail.onthenet.com.au> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-qzRik0hBOlj7w4f1czGg" Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:37:50 +1100 Message-Id: <1223901470.10591.2.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Subject: Re: Apologies for failing. 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: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:36:52 -0000 --=-qzRik0hBOlj7w4f1czGg Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2008-10-10 at 23:59 +1000, Peter Grehan wrote: > Not possible at this point. If Linux emulation existed, that > would be the path to go down. No no no no no. Linux emulation DOES exist in the freeBSD kernel. What you mean is if somehow it included JIT recompilation of x86 bytecode so that we could run linux-x86 binaries. And yes, I agree that would be awesome, however it would also take a metric fuckton (please pardon my french) of horsepower to pull off in realtime. (Has FreeBSD-ppc had all the binary emulation stuff stripped out of it, or could I theoretically run a linux binary that was built for ppc?) --=-qzRik0hBOlj7w4f1czGg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkjzQR4ACgkQRtTtv0BbTe44qACdGj8y7FOnLctD/jpRNYpogbtq 2aIAnAhf/dtBp9fBIpr1/Q/6LKPEYuMt =+mra -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-qzRik0hBOlj7w4f1czGg-- From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 13 16:27:28 2008 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 3A0151065686 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:27:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from grehan@freebsd.org) Received: from alto.onthenet.com.au (alto.OntheNet.com.au [203.13.68.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F071C8FC23 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:27:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from grehan@freebsd.org) Received: from dommail.onthenet.com.au (dommail.OntheNet.com.au [203.13.70.57]) by alto.onthenet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F7A8119F7; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:27:25 +1000 (EST) Received: (from dommail.onthenet.com.au [192.100.104.17]) by dommail.onthenet.com.au (MOS 3.8.6-GA) with HTTP/1.1 id EKE01815 (AUTH peterg@ptree32.com.au); Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:26:45 +1000 (EST) From: Peter Grehan To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Horst=20G=FCnther=20Burkhardt=20III?= , FreeBSD PowerPC ML X-Mailer: Mirapoint Webmail Direct 3.8.6-GA MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20081014022645.EKE01815@dommail.onthenet.com.au> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:26:45 +1000 (EST) Cc: Subject: Re: Apologies for failing. 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: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:27:28 -0000 >No no no no no. Linux emulation DOES exist in the freeBSD >kernel. I ... know that :) It doesn't exist in the FreeBSD/ppc kernel. >(Has FreeBSD-ppc had all the binary emulation stuff stripped >out of it, or could I theoretically run a linux binary that >was built for ppc?) No. The Linux emu code isn't there, and the ppc-specific layer that converts FreeBSD<->Linux syscalls/signal etc hasn't been written. NB, for anyone interested in looking at that, there is an excellent series of articles by Emmanuel Dreyfus on the NetBSD/ppc Linux emu implementation that pretty much describes the work needed, sans NetBSD/FreeBSD differences: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/05/10/linux_bsd.html later, Peter. From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 14 03:59:13 2008 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 6B69D1065688 for ; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:59:13 +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 3E6338FC17 for ; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:59:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit)) id <0K8P00H00N2O3500@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:59:12 -0500 (CDT) Received: from trantor.tachypleus.net (adsl-99-154-3-101.dsl.mdsnwi.sbcglobal.net [99.154.3.101]) by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0K8P009ZPN2NZN20@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:59:12 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:59:10 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <1223565620.15248.218.camel@horst-tla> To: =?UTF-8?B?SG9yc3QgR8O8bnRoZXIgQnVya2hhcmR0IElJSQ==?= Message-id: <48F4190E.1070504@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=99.154.3.101 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-13, Version=5.4.2.344556, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.10.14.33708, SenderIP=99.154.3.101 References: <1223562121.15248.213.camel@horst-tla> <1223565620.15248.218.camel@horst-tla> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20080928) Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: The only box that can't mount its own install media. 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, 14 Oct 2008 03:59:13 -0000 Horst Günther Burkhardt III wrote: > > Also, is there any more "elegant" bootloader for PPC that could be > used? I just committed a stage-1 boot loader to -CURRENT that generates a bootable HFS filesystem in the style of our other platforms (e.g. it will read the stage-3 loader from UFS). To use it: - update your source tree - cd /sys/boot/powerpc/boot1.chrp - make && make install - dd if=/boot/boot1.hfs of=/dev/bootstrap_partition OF should then find everything and load it by itself -- FreeBSD should even show up in the firmware boot menu. -Nathan From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 10:31:18 2008 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 CDCFF106569B for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.188]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B1DE8FC17 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m9FAVDsH014719 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:31:14 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-xwCvubjcRb+wcS+zQ6gB" Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:32:28 +1100 Message-Id: <1224066748.10591.12.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Subject: X hassles - "Device not found" 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: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:18 -0000 --=-xwCvubjcRb+wcS+zQ6gB Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to everyone's help, BSD is now booting autonomously on my mac. The next bit is to get X running. This is where I am thus far failing. First of all: pciconf -l output gives me : hostb0@pci0:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0020106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 vgapci0@pci0:0:16:0: class=3D0x030000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x50461002 rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 hostb1@pci1:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x001f106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 pcib2@pci1:0:13:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x00261011 rev=3D0x05 hdr=3D0x01 none0@pci1:1:2:0: class=3D0x010000 card=3D0x78509004 chip=3D0x50789004 rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00 macio0@pci1:1:7:0: class=3D0xff0000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0022106b rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00 ohci0@pci1:1:8:0: class=3D0x0c0310 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0019106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 ohci1@pci1:1:9:0: class=3D0x0c0310 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0019106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 fwohci0@pci1:1:10:0: class=3D0x0c0010 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x8020104c rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 hostb2@pci3:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x001e106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 gem0@pci3:0:15:0: class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0021106b rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 Next: The issue is that X, on startup, can't find any screens.=20 To this end I attach links to my xorg.conf (which should be correct) and my Xorg.0.log (which should tell the problem).=20 I'm hoping someone else knows what to do better than I do. Hardware: ATi Rage 128 Pro w/ 16MB SDRAM on-card.=20 Apple Studio Display 17" CRT (ADC -power-signal-usb-) Any ideas would be much appreciated.=20 =20 Thanks,=20 -- Horst. --=-xwCvubjcRb+wcS+zQ6gB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkj1xrwACgkQRtTtv0BbTe475QCfUbpiAIEIVFPwqwa8W27oN76H mAYAoINui0gm+pXIvoC9wdyAP7JrJZt4 =CFiC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-xwCvubjcRb+wcS+zQ6gB-- From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 10:39:01 2008 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 6E3E71065687 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:39:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0575F8FC19 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:39:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m9FAcwco017640 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:38:58 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML In-Reply-To: <1224066748.10591.12.camel@horst-tla> References: <1224066748.10591.12.camel@horst-tla> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-6KwLRq5tnNciRpANYItm" Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:40:13 +1100 Message-Id: <1224067213.10591.14.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Subject: Re: X hassles - "Device not found" 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: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:39:01 -0000 --=-6KwLRq5tnNciRpANYItm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 21:32 +1100, Horst G=C3=BCnther Burkhardt III wrote: > Thanks to everyone's help, BSD is now booting autonomously on my mac. > The next bit is to get X running. This is where I am thus far failing. >=20 > First of all: pciconf -l output gives me : >=20 >=20 > hostb0@pci0:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0020106b > rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 > vgapci0@pci0:0:16:0: class=3D0x030000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x50461002 > rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 > hostb1@pci1:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x001f106b > rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 > pcib2@pci1:0:13:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x00261011 > rev=3D0x05 hdr=3D0x01 > none0@pci1:1:2:0: class=3D0x010000 card=3D0x78509004 chip=3D0x50789004 > rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00 > macio0@pci1:1:7:0: class=3D0xff0000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0022106b > rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00 > ohci0@pci1:1:8:0: class=3D0x0c0310 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0019106b > rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 > ohci1@pci1:1:9:0: class=3D0x0c0310 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0019106b > rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 > fwohci0@pci1:1:10:0: class=3D0x0c0010 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x8020104c > rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 > hostb2@pci3:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x001e106b > rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 > gem0@pci3:0:15:0: class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0021106b > rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Next: The issue is that X, on startup, can't find any screens.=20 >=20 > To this end I attach links to my xorg.conf (which should be correct) > and > my Xorg.0.log (which should tell the problem).=20 >=20 > I'm hoping someone else knows what to do better than I do. >=20 >=20 > Hardware: ATi Rage 128 Pro w/ 16MB SDRAM on-card.=20 > Apple Studio Display 17" CRT (ADC -power-signal-usb-) >=20 > Any ideas would be much appreciated.=20 >=20 > =20 > Thanks,=20 > -- Horst. --=-6KwLRq5tnNciRpANYItm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkj1yIwACgkQRtTtv0BbTe5SsACdHeRqbEtfMIXzP8Bw6YYvc5lh IrkAnirC+ePVymvklaisOuZv/PScpo9O =ogRv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-6KwLRq5tnNciRpANYItm-- From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 10:41:04 2008 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 4C99F1065686 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:41:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD9768FC2D for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:41:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m9FAf1fu021212 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:41:02 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-Nyhr1VwyjqFx+ETHOvcN" Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:42:16 +1100 Message-Id: <1224067336.10591.17.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Subject: [Fwd: X hassles - "Device not found"] 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: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:41:04 -0000 --=-Nyhr1VwyjqFx+ETHOvcN Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ---=20 Note: Sorry about the dual consecutive mails, and the lack of links. I'm remedying that now. xorg.conf: http://omploader.org/vdHJm Xorg.0.log: http://omploader.org/vdHJn --- =20 Thanks to everyone's help, BSD is now booting autonomously on my mac. The next bit is to get X running. This is where I am thus far failing. First of all: pciconf -l output gives me : hostb0@pci0:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0020106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 vgapci0@pci0:0:16:0: class=3D0x030000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x50461002 rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 hostb1@pci1:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x001f106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 pcib2@pci1:0:13:0: class=3D0x060400 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x00261011 rev=3D0x05 hdr=3D0x01 none0@pci1:1:2:0: class=3D0x010000 card=3D0x78509004 chip=3D0x50789004 rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00 macio0@pci1:1:7:0: class=3D0xff0000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0022106b rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00 ohci0@pci1:1:8:0: class=3D0x0c0310 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0019106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 ohci1@pci1:1:9:0: class=3D0x0c0310 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0019106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 fwohci0@pci1:1:10:0: class=3D0x0c0010 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x8020104c rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 hostb2@pci3:0:11:0: class=3D0x060000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x001e106b rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00 gem0@pci3:0:15:0: class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x0021106b rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 Next: The issue is that X, on startup, can't find any screens.=20 To this end I attach links to my xorg.conf (which should be correct) and my Xorg.0.log (which should tell the problem).=20 I'm hoping someone else knows what to do better than I do. Hardware: ATi Rage 128 Pro w/ 16MB SDRAM on-card.=20 Apple Studio Display 17" CRT (ADC -power-signal-usb-) Any ideas would be much appreciated.=20 =20 Thanks,=20 -- Horst. --=-Nyhr1VwyjqFx+ETHOvcN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkj1yQgACgkQRtTtv0BbTe5xaACgmTpCaaUKzjs5sQjb+OHce9CH mrYAn2Xyh/4kBFezQkYBZ0znJwULifvI =wFEM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Nyhr1VwyjqFx+ETHOvcN-- From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 12:42:12 2008 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 9CBC0106564A for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:42:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from grehan@freebsd.org) Received: from nagasaki.bogus.com (nagasaki.bogus.com [IPv6:2001:418:1::81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BD028FC0A for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:42:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from grehan@freebsd.org) Received: from peter-grehans-powerbook-g4-12.local (c-76-25-181-67.hsd1.co.comcast.net [76.25.181.67]) (authenticated bits=0) by nagasaki.bogus.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id m9FCg91h037859 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:42:11 GMT (envelope-from grehan@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <48F5E51B.7020207@freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:42:03 -0600 From: Peter Grehan User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Macintosh/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Horst_G=FCnther_Burkhardt_III?= References: <1224067336.10591.17.camel@horst-tla> In-Reply-To: <1224067336.10591.17.camel@horst-tla> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.3/8429/Wed Oct 15 10:25:57 2008 on nagasaki.bogus.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: [Fwd: X hassles - "Device not found"] 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: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:42:12 -0000 Hi Horst, > (WW) xf86EnableIO 5 > (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff > (WW) Can't map IO space! Try a 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=1' before starting X. The Xorg ATI driver attempts to mmap more memory than the card reports, and the OFW syscons driver thinks this is an error. However, since X hasn't fixed this in years now, it's probably time to remove the check since every user trips up on it :( later, Peter. From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 12:58:15 2008 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 E49C6106569A for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.188]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66C308FC13 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m9FCwDFL006920 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:58:13 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML In-Reply-To: <48F5E51B.7020207@freebsd.org> References: <1224067336.10591.17.camel@horst-tla> <48F5E51B.7020207@freebsd.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-3fk3NYxz2y4tooZutrze" Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:59:28 +1100 Message-Id: <1224075568.10591.22.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Subject: Re: X hassles - "Device not found" 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: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:16 -0000 --=-3fk3NYxz2y4tooZutrze Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 06:42 -0600, Peter Grehan wrote: > > (WW) xf86EnableIO 5 > > (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff > > (WW) Can't map IO space! >=20 > Try a 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=3D1' before starting X. The Xorg ATI=20 > driver attempts to mmap more memory than the card reports, and the OFW=20 > syscons driver thinks this is an error. >=20 > However, since X hasn't fixed this in years now, it's probably time to=20 > remove the check since every user trips up on it :( ... Contrary to popular opinion, X.Org don't make improvements between releases. They just find ways to make things more bloated. A lot like Microsoft, then. ;-)=20 (note the above was a joke) next error :=20 (EE) R128: Failed to load module "fbdevhw" (module does not exist, 0) (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. ^^ where do I find this mysterious "fbdevhw" ? Also how do I make "1" the default state for hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap ? (so I don't need to do it each restart) ...=20 Thanks :) --=-3fk3NYxz2y4tooZutrze Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkj16TAACgkQRtTtv0BbTe4aIwCgnSwrv7NYWcCpGrxzDXnt758e K9oAoJXxE6gmfvMHChF9lzhHj9EDXuq/ =X4r1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-3fk3NYxz2y4tooZutrze-- From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 16 15:13:31 2008 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 D24611065687; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:13:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 543E08FC1A; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:13:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m9GFDSAh018181; Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:13:29 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: Peter Grehan In-Reply-To: <48F5E51B.7020207@freebsd.org> References: <1224067336.10591.17.camel@horst-tla> <48F5E51B.7020207@freebsd.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-sXqmpZjaBYMCmmuStSqK" Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:14:51 +1100 Message-Id: <1224170091.10591.25.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: [Fwd: X hassles - "Device not found"] 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: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:13:31 -0000 --=-sXqmpZjaBYMCmmuStSqK Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 06:42 -0600, Peter Grehan wrote: > Hi Horst, >=20 > > (WW) xf86EnableIO 5 > > (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff > > (WW) Can't map IO space! >=20 > Try a 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=3D1' before starting X. The Xorg ATI=20 > driver attempts to mmap more memory than the card reports, and the OFW=20 > syscons driver thinks this is an error. >=20 > However, since X hasn't fixed this in years now, it's probably time to=20 > remove the check since every user trips up on it :( sysctl trick worked. Next problem is "fbdevhw". Error log:=20 (EE) R128: Failed to load module "fbdevhw" (module does not exist, 0) (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Also, is there a way to make 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=3D1' happen on startup, or be the default state? (Further question, anyone had luck getting ACPI Suspend or display sleep to work with macs?) --=-sXqmpZjaBYMCmmuStSqK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkj3WmsACgkQRtTtv0BbTe4dhgCghOb1MpZw0/iFarCjncD0miOT MKwAoJWMpUPvat/dEDGcg+mcND0G7Rst =e22w -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-sXqmpZjaBYMCmmuStSqK-- From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 16 15:17:09 2008 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 4F2D1106568B for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:17:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from agogare.doit.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2155E8FC25 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:17:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit)) id <0K8U00B007RHGO00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:16:29 -0500 (CDT) Received: from trantor.tachypleus.net (adsl-99-154-3-101.dsl.mdsnwi.sbcglobal.net [99.154.3.101]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0K8U0007X7RG6T80@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:16:29 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:16:32 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <1224170091.10591.25.camel@horst-tla> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Horst_G=FCnther_Burkhardt_III?= Message-id: <48F75AD0.2000304@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=99.154.3.101 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-12, Version=5.4.1.325704, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.10.16.144912, SenderIP=99.154.3.101 References: <1224067336.10591.17.camel@horst-tla> <48F5E51B.7020207@freebsd.org> <1224170091.10591.25.camel@horst-tla> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20080928) Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: [Fwd: X hassles - "Device not found"] 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: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:17:09 -0000 Horst Günther Burkhardt III wrote: > On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 06:42 -0600, Peter Grehan wrote: >> Hi Horst, >> >>> (WW) xf86EnableIO 5 >>> (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff >>> (WW) Can't map IO space! >> Try a 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=1' before starting X. The Xorg ATI >> driver attempts to mmap more memory than the card reports, and the OFW >> syscons driver thinks this is an error. >> >> However, since X hasn't fixed this in years now, it's probably time to >> remove the check since every user trips up on it :( > > sysctl trick worked. > > Next problem is "fbdevhw". > > Error log: > > (EE) R128: Failed to load module "fbdevhw" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. There is a configuration knob in the xorg.conf file you need to set: Option "UseFBDev" "off" > Also, is there a way to make 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=1' happen on > startup, or be the default state? See sysctl.conf(5). > (Further question, anyone had luck getting ACPI Suspend or display sleep > to work with macs?) There is no suspend support on macs, and may never be. We could probably at least add cpufreq support, though. DPMS (display sleep) should work fine. -Nathan From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 16 16:45:30 2008 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 ED32F1065691 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail06.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail06.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.187]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 864918FC1D for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail06.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m9GGjR96000822; Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:45:28 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: Nathan Whitehorn In-Reply-To: <48F75AD0.2000304@freebsd.org> References: <1224067336.10591.17.camel@horst-tla> <48F5E51B.7020207@freebsd.org> <1224170091.10591.25.camel@horst-tla> <48F75AD0.2000304@freebsd.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-o1YiHnIc6ySzzdiR+Avd" Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:46:50 +1100 Message-Id: <1224175610.10591.30.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: [Fwd: X hassles - "Device not found"] 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: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:31 -0000 --=-o1YiHnIc6ySzzdiR+Avd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 10:16 -0500, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > Horst G=C3=BCnther Burkhardt III wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 06:42 -0600, Peter Grehan wrote: > >> Hi Horst, > >> > >>> (WW) xf86EnableIO 5 > >>> (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff > >>> (WW) Can't map IO space! > >> Try a 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=3D1' before starting X. The Xorg A= TI=20 > >> driver attempts to mmap more memory than the card reports, and the OFW= =20 > >> syscons driver thinks this is an error. > >> > >> However, since X hasn't fixed this in years now, it's probably time = to=20 > >> remove the check since every user trips up on it :( > >=20 > > sysctl trick worked. > >=20 > > Next problem is "fbdevhw". > >=20 > > Error log:=20 > >=20 > > (EE) R128: Failed to load module "fbdevhw" (module does not exist, 0) > > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. >=20 > There is a configuration knob in the xorg.conf file you need to set: > Option "UseFBDev" "off" Cheers. Now to deal with the fact that i get a black screen where I should be seeing twm, and the fact that after hitting C-M-BS I don't get my syscons back. :( Is there no winning? :) (Do I have to install twm too? (also the led on the monitor isn't doing anything weird that would indicate out-of-range so i have no clue of the bug) > > Also, is there a way to make 'sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap=3D1' happen on > > startup, or be the default state? >=20 > See sysctl.conf(5). Okay, i'll check that when i boot up again, I had to force power down in a moment of lack of clarity of mind.=20 > > (Further question, anyone had luck getting ACPI Suspend or display slee= p > > to work with macs?) >=20 > There is no suspend support on macs, and may never be. We could probably=20 > at least add cpufreq support, though. DPMS (display sleep) should work fi= ne. I don't know how display sleep works - any pointers at docs would be appreciated. I don't like the idea of my 17" trinitron sitting there acquiring burn-in of console text, even though it would be AWESOME. I don't need suspend support so much - I'm fine leaving boxes running for days, weeks, months at a time. :) Thanks very much. --=-o1YiHnIc6ySzzdiR+Avd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkj3b/oACgkQRtTtv0BbTe5LEgCfUBehwHPof2/wfZ6mZo0FOscb 8pgAnA94tGlQlV+VZtyQPMDZGOgzjmym =nGjF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-o1YiHnIc6ySzzdiR+Avd-- From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 16 16:39:34 2008 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 1E50E1065689 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:39:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bigguy_40@yahoo.com) Received: from web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com [209.191.69.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BAE6A8FC13 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:39:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bigguy_40@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 385 invoked by uid 60001); 16 Oct 2008 16:11:32 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=PxD/pKjo5GCNybTSRaiQtEbGL70d1wpk7Cwxo04dIlllupfDXNFEev2CkmSswr+hRhSs9Xd9Ev6yZG/2qwHAOZxfautC33LHZ7HCK56CINBi0/y354NW4Qwj4ZV68YZ2Df5w8scHpI6HEjzSN19d3cxnakgA0ECf7P/Mb1w9GoY=; X-YMail-OSG: FhKLVvUVM1krMC5L3ZbaYeGuFK0lXqjGqfJ.5qCQiiJg3.Ih7dxkhpR_fpKdmKXPdhKpe0YMcqVisbKpIeD.QJsGlHcdeRR54J9KBr_T7ggtHeRhmhSiDjQGtTxpf5d2FXdXY.ZmYbUv50QjTcqSt_z26GskK_LJsDk1hkY- Received: from [69.207.144.242] by web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:11:32 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.7.218.2 Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:11:32 -0700 (PDT) From: "Chris \"Bigguy\"" To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20081015120018.42E1C10656C1@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-ID: <526328.319.qm@web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:51:20 +0000 Subject: freeBSD on PowerMac G4 install help needed X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bigguy_40@yahoo.com List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:39:34 -0000 I'm new on the list and Horsts' message was the first clue that I've gotten that someone can install FreeBSD on a Mac. I've been trying on-and-off for months without success (but learned a lot in the process). If someone(s) could help me, I'd be glad to document the process if it isn't already done. I have a Digital Audio system with 768M RAM and a CD reader. All my best - Chris; Rochester, New York From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 16 17:59:22 2008 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 8A83D106569E for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:59:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brucec@muon.cran.org.uk) Received: from muon.cran.org.uk (muon.cran.org.uk [IPv6:2001:41c8:1:548a::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EA658FC23 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:59:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brucec@muon.cran.org.uk) Received: by muon.cran.org.uk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 9C39930126; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:59:20 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:59:20 +0100 From: Bruce Cran To: Chris Bigguy Message-ID: <20081016175920.GA7118@muon.cran.org.uk> References: <20081015120018.42E1C10656C1@hub.freebsd.org> <526328.319.qm@web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <526328.319.qm@web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freeBSD on PowerMac G4 install help needed 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: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:59:22 -0000 On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 09:11:32AM -0700, Chris Bigguy wrote: > I'm new on the list and Horsts' message was the first clue that I've gotten that someone can install FreeBSD on a Mac. I've been trying on-and-off for months without success (but learned a lot in the process). If someone(s) could help me, I'd be glad to document the process if it isn't already done. > > I have a Digital Audio system with 768M RAM and a CD reader. > I recently installed FreeBSD on my iBook G4. I don't mind leaving the CD in the drive permanently though, so it makes the process simpler; also, I decided to have FreeBSD be the only OS on the Mac. Before you start, you might want to set auto-boot off in the OpenFirmware so you can figure out the correct boot command - see http://www.netneurotic.net/mac/openfirmware.html for details. First, I booted from the OS X install DVD, ran the Disk Utility and repartitioned the disk. Then, I swapped the DVD for the 8-CURRENT FreeBSD CD. That booted me into sysinstall where I went through the installation procedure, selecting each partition as a separate filesystem, since FreeBSD/ppc doesn't use slices. When the laptop had rebooted, it stopped at the OpenFirmware prompt and I just had to run boot cd:,\boot\loader hd:5 in order to boot the loader from the CD. That in turn loads the kernel from the HDD and boots into FreeBSD. In a previous installation I had to use hd:3 so you might have to try a few before it works. Once you've got it booting you might want to configure the boot-device and boot-file parameters in OpenFirmware and set auto-boot back to true if you want to boot into FreeBSD automatically. There are several steps where it's easy to go wrong - where are you getting stuck? -- Bruce Cran