From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 27 02:53:59 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 972D944A for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:53:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from asp.reflexion.net (outbound-245.asp.reflexion.net [69.84.129.245]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 34BC52B1D for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:53:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 2484 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2014 02:53:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail-cs-03.app.dca.reflexion.local) (10.81.19.3) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with SMTP; 27 Jul 2014 02:53:56 -0000 Received: by mail-cs-03.app.dca.reflexion.local (Reflexion email security v7.30.6) with SMTP; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:53:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 13253 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2014 02:53:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO iron2.pdx.net) (69.64.224.71) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 27 Jul 2014 02:53:56 -0000 X-No-Relay: not in my network X-No-Relay: not in my network Received: from [192.168.0.108] (ip98-160-185-241.lv.lv.cox.net [98.160.185.241]) by iron2.pdx.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A59401C439B; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:53:49 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Subject: Re: Running FreeBSD-ppc/ppc64 on emulators? [.iso based CD boot problems exist for PowerMac G5's too] From: Mark Millard In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:53:53 -0700 Message-Id: <9104D42E-5A30-49AF-B5B8-F2C97090802F@dsl-only.net> References: To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:53:59 -0000 First I quote what I wrote about when the hangups occur on the G5's = (combining quotes from the two messages so the overall notes are easier = to understand): > For a C-key style boot it hangs shortly after displaying >=20 > loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf >=20 > and stops while displaying "/" from its progress indicator. The fans = then gradually spin up. >=20 > In other words: It hangs just before it would normally display the = line that includes the text: /boot/kernel/kernel The original messages were: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc/2014-June/007029.html and http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc/2014-June/007056.html Even the /b prefix from /boot/kernel/kernel did not show up even though = /boot/defaults/loader.conf did show up just fine. As for trying 11-CURRENT: I've not tried 11-CURRENT for anything yet. = And, unfortunately, I'm now away from the PowerMacs for weeks so I will = not be doing new experiments for several weeks. I can try once I get = back. All the 9.2/9.3-STABLE's that I tried worked. And 10.0-RELELASE worked. = Any 10.0-STABLE from before about Apr-27 I've never tried: Late April is = about when I started the experiments with PowerMacs. Also: I had no troubles with 10.0-STABLE for powerpc on PowerMacs. = PowerPC64 on PowerMac G5's is where I had problems. (I do not have other = kinds of PowerPC equipment available.) =3D=3D=3D Mark Millard markmi at dsl-only.net On Jul 26, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Mark Millard wrote: This boot issue from .iso's (burned to CDs) is not specific to emulation = (assuming it is the same problem in both places). I'm afraid that it sounds like PowerMac G5's hang the same way/place = whenever I've tried a fairly modern PowerPC64 10.0-STABLE .iso burned to = a CD. I was able to boot 10.0-RELEASE's .iso burned to a CD. I've not = tried emulation. Having an initial FreeBSD running I tend to use the MANIFEST and .txz = files with "bsdinstall auto" to make new from-scratch (not = buildworld/buildkernel) installations when I want such. My notes on the G5 boot issue for the .iso's burned to CD's were = reported in: (I'm not near the PowerMacs, unfortunately) FreeBSD 10-STABLE powerpc64 r266807 CD PowerMac7, 2 (and 7, 11) boot = hangs very early in the process Has anyone booted a G5 PowerMac from a recent 10.0-STABLE .iso burned to = CD? A multi-processor one? =3D=3D=3D Mark Millard markmi at dsl-only.net