Date: 24 Feb 2003 10:30:21 +1100 From: Benno Rice <benno@FreeBSD.org> To: Sean_Welch@alum.wofford.org Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Also interested in testing Message-ID: <1046042943.606.11.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <2477619.1045847794323.JavaMail.nobody@statler.psp.pas.earthlink.net> References: <2477619.1045847794323.JavaMail.nobody@statler.psp.pas.earthlink.net>
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--=-9EMxkHwtTBSAoV1HZA28 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2003-02-22 at 02:16, Sean Welch wrote: > Okay -- so the modem is accessible via a com port on > the older iBook? I looked up the support on OpenBSD's > site and found that the USB attached modem is only for=20 > newer G4 systems (powerbooks). Yep, it'll be attached to one of the zs interfaces, most likely ttya.=20 ttyb is generally infrared. [snip] > I went looking around for info on net booting and=20 > cross-compiling last night but didn't have much luck on > the latter. I found the following for net booting: >=20 > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pxe/ PXE isn't what the Macs use, but it works in a similar way. You need a DHCP server, a TFTP server and an NFS server. > I think I can puzzle out how to set up one for ppc based > on this info. I also found this: >=20 > http://jeamland.net/~benno/powerpc-boot.txt >=20 > Combined with the extensive OF descriptions on the NetBSD > site I should be able to get it to netboot. Question: > Does the above link reflect a netboot from /home/spangle=20 > with a "complete" install under it? In other words, is > there a complete directory tree such as one usually found > hanging off / underneath /home/spangle? If so, how is=20 > this accomplished? I once did a source upgrade (from=20 > 4.5-RELEASE to 4.6-RC #4) but I don't recall an option > to install to a nonstandard location... Yes, that's precisely what I've got in that setup. The way you install somewhere other than / is to do: make <other args> DESTDIR=3D<target dir> installworld The same works for installkernel. > Finally, I wasn't able to find anything helpful for=20 > cross-compiling at all. The closest I got was an=20 > archived email about problems cross-compiling for apha > on a pc but there wasn't much detail. Could someone > here point me to a comprehensive guide or give me > specific instructions? I figure while I'm trying to > get the new drive in and partitioned and working on > setup for netbooting I can at least get started trying > to compile the code base. Any problems with compiling > under 5.0-RELEASE I should be aware of? (Don't really > want to upgrade the Dell while I'm trying to get the=20 > ppc code runnning with code from CURRENT) You won't be able to build a complete world with 5.0-RELEASE. If you check out the current source tree you should have a better time of it, especially if you use the flags that I posted previously (modulo grehan's changes). > I've noticed OF bears a striking resemblance to Sun's > OpenBootProm; does this extend to dropping you down to > an OF prompt on Apple after executing a halt? Just > curious... They're both implementations of IEEE1275 OpenFirmware. --=20 Benno Rice <benno@FreeBSD.org> --=-9EMxkHwtTBSAoV1HZA28 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA+WVk/XjRwWofFmQkRAiOiAJ9lhcRWwSasHGWcRsblQTUTR8j2TQCdE3+5 ToxjeE8J83QH1Ecz5i284/c= =FW1d -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-9EMxkHwtTBSAoV1HZA28-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ppc" in the body of the message
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