From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 10 21:13:08 2010 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 073B61065674 for ; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:13:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2E2D8FC1B for ; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:13:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from steiner.cc.vt.edu (steiner.cc.vt.edu [198.82.163.51]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o9ALCQRv016514; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:35 -0400 Received: from auth3.smtp.vt.edu (EHLO auth3.smtp.vt.edu) ([198.82.161.152]) by steiner.cc.vt.edu (MOS 4.1.8-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id LGS24936; Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gromit.chumby.lan (c-71-63-94-180.hsd1.va.comcast.net [71.63.94.180]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth3.smtp.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o9ALCX0u031595 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:34 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Paul Mather In-Reply-To: <20101010012922.f65dbcf5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:32 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <999A180A-F994-41E9-B4B4-96ACC11EC352@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <20101010012922.f65dbcf5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu 5 none X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=steiner.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A020203.4CB22C43.00DE,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=71.63.94.180, so=2009-09-22 00:05:22, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.1-release on PowerBook G4 - is firewire disks supported? 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: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:13:08 -0000 On Oct 9, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > Hello, >=20 > Are firewire drives supported in FreeBSD 8.1-release on powerpc? >=20 > I am trying to install FreeBSD 8.1-release on a PowerBook G4[1] I = have. > The internal disk drive contains OS X, and will continue that way. So = I > am trying to install FreeBSD on an external drive I have, a Maxtor > firewire drive. This drive shows up both in OS X and in Open = Firmware, > but after booting the FreeBSD install image (disc1), it is nowhere to > be seen. > - there are no nodes in /dev for it (I used echo /dev/* to verify) > - camcontrol devlist -v lists only the memory stick I am booting from > - camcontrol rescan all doesn't change anything I recently ran into the same problem. Firewire support is built in to = the kernel but not, I discovered, the sbp device support. So, to get = FireWire drives to show up, you need to "load sbp" from the FreeBSD boot = loader. The easiest way to do this is to press space when you get the = countdown to booting the kernel from the FreeBSD boot loader. This will = drop you into the FreeBSD boot loader prompt. Then, type "load sbp" = followed by "boot" to boot FreeBSD. The booted system will then = recognise your external FireWire drive as a daX device. Cheers, Paul. From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 11 11:07:00 2010 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 C73EC106564A for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:07:00 +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 B51988FC0C for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:07:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o9BB70R8037635 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:07:00 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o9BB709h037633 for freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:07:00 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:07:00 GMT Message-Id: <201010111107.o9BB709h037633@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, 11 Oct 2010 11:07:00 -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o power/149009 ppc sysinstall(8) on powerpc fails to install manpages, so o power/140241 ppc [kernel] [patch] Linker set problems on PowerPC EABI o power/135576 ppc gdb cannot debug threaded programs on ppc o power/133503 ppc [sound] Sound stutter after switching ttys o power/133383 ppc firefox thr_kill crash with heavy vm load o power/133382 ppc [install] Installer gets signal 11 o power/131548 ppc ofw_syscons no longer supports 32-bit framebuffer a power/121407 ppc [panic] Won't boot up; strange error message. o power/111296 ppc [kernel] [patch] [request] Support IMISS, DLMISS an DS o power/93203 ppc FreeBSD PPC Can't Write to Partitions. 10 problems total. From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 11 18:15:53 2010 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 CF26D1065698 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:15:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-f54.google.com (mail-yw0-f54.google.com [209.85.213.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DF6C8FC16 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:15:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywh2 with SMTP id 2so915703ywh.13 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:15:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=b7JU4TRWvU0inlatErG3POwfZvPgIg+tOaifzdTJPRk=; b=wPmu2Jcn/N+H+RlbyCW1j4p/oG0+vUTv8F3NTr3+DbznTeY3giXb0QVKZgiUhEpHUY 0drVw0tZ3+9ogk794Ipye3vMk9oKpfArKHvTjIsdaB6nzhukNAOj0L7lxjsypRCLpMgN Jww9TOJ5bhHHnNTopj+o1SfOJyN/eufeyhIjU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=QtBvHmpAZUOfMEgEGbYwn1TTFvE3aw0SHdBnHacbfKqyw8aDxGkFDKaeem2MCL6Gix JwazE1ldI2wMW8Yx12Ku2pP5MkjyorAd+qjXy2n1ozT9k5tsp+xKDduopQlZgL7Dxjvy 6DxilbwXiugMgLaFdVFfAvqwGiXk5fT1Gh+7M= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.198.2 with SMTP id v2mr6916584ybf.350.1286820952720; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:15:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.184.5 with HTTP; Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:15:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:15:51 -0400 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: skipping dma checks 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, 11 Oct 2010 18:15:53 -0000 There doesn't seem to be a safe mode available for PowerPC; How do I pass the values of skipping dma checks? What happened to loader.conf in boot? /boot/defaults/loader.conf exists but not /boot/loader.conf. No, this isn't spam, I am trying multiple ways to get the box to work. I am asking on multiple mailing lists. From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 14 11:43:54 2010 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 AEE75106564A for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:43:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gw0-f54.google.com (mail-gw0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BFEB8FC0C for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:43:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gwb15 with SMTP id 15so197412gwb.13 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:43:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=5Y4d0BTjZyWq1PBuhbYHE6AW29ZXvHbmpEhMe8tTlPQ=; b=lDQ0vQTAr/W1pr34ldcGU02/GwjqWmCi5H9hfQ3GSo9wfZyaUqgybnD0V2edatEgdf 1jgmla8IvjCSarlDbfiEfVRTM62CqK1Ynm5kqT2KisWCKFaEaldwYvO7UWHTdWsElept AllQbkptP3kX/VruVRXghH1Ie8A0UIsuITDbo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=lP8Dkk0HuQcxqSWZwLx9EsLVYqg1rI0KaE+0j6ErzQc0cXhPHhJ0+8QY/wdY+9oRoD elQDa/7tDc5z6olxyRdyQKl2/1sDUpB4ic++h4DPec9n5eIBuhVuMX2lgRu4QUJ9n8aR Q6Ly5TDgvBWigJ7+vn8Y2UvH2rEflomyjAw1o= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.214.209 with SMTP id hb17mr4426792icb.388.1287056632922; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:43:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.184.5 with HTTP; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:43:52 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:43:52 -0400 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: How was the boot1.hfs file created? 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, 14 Oct 2010 11:43:54 -0000 I'd like to try the same for booting NetBSD and OpenBSD. I've mounted the file and see that there is a ppc folder. Contained in the file is the bootloader and a text info file. I'm assuming the same can be done with Net/Open BSD using ofwboot.elf and ofwboot.xcf. The working system is linux: I've used dd to create the 800(819)k image and have tried formatting using hformat. Now, I have a laptop with FreeBSD x86 on it and I can reinstall FreeBSD-ppc on this- G4 Powermac- machine and create the boot volume here. From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 14 13:54:39 2010 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 8878A1065670 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:54:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu (trout.icecube.wisc.edu [128.104.255.119]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EAA58FC15 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:54:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 011AD582D4; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:54:39 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at icecube.wisc.edu Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (trout.icecube.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10030) with ESMTP id fyU8Xiv3VDYh; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:54:38 -0500 (CDT) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net (unknown [76.208.66.37]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0D4B582CC; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:54:38 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <4CB70B9E.5010505@freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:54:38 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD amd64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.12) Gecko/20100925 Thunderbird/3.0.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Super Bisquit References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How was the boot1.hfs file created? 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, 14 Oct 2010 13:54:39 -0000 On 10/14/10 06:43, Super Bisquit wrote: > I'd like to try the same for booting NetBSD and OpenBSD. > I've mounted the file and see that there is a ppc folder. Contained in the > file is the bootloader and a text info file. > I'm assuming the same can be done with Net/Open BSD using ofwboot.elf and > ofwboot.xcf. > The working system is linux: > I've used dd to create the 800(819)k image and have tried formatting using > hformat. > Now, I have a laptop with FreeBSD x86 on it and I can reinstall FreeBSD-ppc > on this- G4 Powermac- machine and create the boot volume here. > _______________________________________________ > 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" > boot1.hfs is created using some hfstools (hformat and friends). You can see how it's done at /sys/boot/powerpc/boot1.chrp -Nathan From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 14 23:30:43 2010 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 D2A5D1065693 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:30:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from thalia-smout.broadpark.no (thalia-smout.broadpark.no [80.202.8.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BEA58FC0C for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:30:43 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from terra-smin.broadpark.no ([80.202.8.13]) by thalia-smout.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-15.01 64bit (built Feb 12 2010)) with ESMTP id <0LAA00KFCZZ57F00@thalia-smout.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:30:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kg-v2.kg4.no ([80.203.109.34]) by terra-smin.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-15.01 64bit (built Feb 12 2010)) with SMTP id <0LAA00BX8ZZ5RYD0@terra-smin.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:30:41 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:30:41 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-id: <20101015013041.8883c85c.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-reply-to: <999A180A-F994-41E9-B4B4-96ACC11EC352@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <20101010012922.f65dbcf5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <999A180A-F994-41E9-B4B4-96ACC11EC352@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.0.3 (GTK+ 2.20.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1) X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.1-release on PowerBook G4 - is firewire disks supported? 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, 14 Oct 2010 23:30:43 -0000 On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:32 -0400 Paul Mather wrote: > I recently ran into the same problem. Firewire support is built in to the kernel but not, I discovered, the sbp device support. So, to get FireWire drives to show up, you need to "load sbp" from the FreeBSD boot > loader. The easiest way to do this is to press space when you get the countdown to booting the kernel from the FreeBSD boot loader. This will drop you into the FreeBSD boot loader prompt. > Then, type "load sbp" followed by "boot" to boot FreeBSD. The booted system will then recognise your external FireWire drive as a daX device. That worked nicely - thanks! And loading sbp from /boot/loader.conf also works, so I finally was able to install FreeBSD on this PowerBook (well, on the external drive really), even if it wasn't easy. More info here: http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/powerbook_g4_freebsd I'll write more later. Now I need to sleep. -- Regards, Torfinn From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 16 09:50:42 2010 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 9A1DE106564A for ; Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:50:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from thalia-smout.broadpark.no (thalia-smout.broadpark.no [80.202.8.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 527588FC0A for ; Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:50:41 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from terra-smin.broadpark.no ([80.202.8.13]) by thalia-smout.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-15.01 64bit (built Feb 12 2010)) with ESMTP id <0LAD008HLNCGPY80@thalia-smout.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:50:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kg-v2.kg4.no ([80.203.109.34]) by terra-smin.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-15.01 64bit (built Feb 12 2010)) with SMTP id <0LAD00BY0NCG6M21@terra-smin.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:50:40 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:50:40 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-id: <20101016115040.6b486a0e.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-reply-to: <20101015013041.8883c85c.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20101010012922.f65dbcf5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <999A180A-F994-41E9-B4B4-96ACC11EC352@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <20101015013041.8883c85c.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.0.3 (GTK+ 2.20.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1) X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.1-release on PowerBook G4 - is firewire disks supported? 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, 16 Oct 2010 09:50:42 -0000 On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:30:41 +0200 Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:12:32 -0400 > Paul Mather wrote: > > > I recently ran into the same problem. Firewire support is built in to the kernel but not, I discovered, the sbp device support. So, to get FireWire drives to show up, you need to "load sbp" from the FreeBSD boot > loader. The easiest way to do this is to press space when you get the countdown to booting the kernel from the FreeBSD boot loader. This will drop you into the FreeBSD boot loader prompt. > > Then, type "load sbp" followed by "boot" to boot FreeBSD. The booted system will then recognise your external FireWire drive as a daX device. > > That worked nicely - thanks! > And loading sbp from /boot/loader.conf also works, so I finally was > able to install FreeBSD on this PowerBook (well, on the external drive > really), even if it wasn't easy. More info here: > http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/powerbook_g4_freebsd > > I'll write more later. Now I need to sleep. Ok, this is later. Things I noticed during the install on the PowerBook G4: - the "language selection / keyboard layout" in sysinstall doesn't appear to have an effect (on PPC). When the installer booted, it came up, I selected Norwegian, and the main menu came up. However, I still had to use US layout on the keyboard, both in sysinstall and in a shell from the Fixit menu. - installing from sysinstall didn't work for some reason; it always complained that it couldn't write to the drive. However, going to a shell and doing it manually worked fine. Note: I tried this several times, rebooting in between. HTH -- Torfinn