Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:38:47 -0600 From: Bill Sorenson <instructionset@gmail.com> To: Evan Sabin <memereferencehere@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xserve G5 (RackMac3,1) Installation Issues on powerpc64 Message-ID: <CACcTwYm%2B2doqBb-7iK67oWer4m9xe_sGei-k6f_nQRgS-pxjSg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6A98081F-0C6B-4F26-B2E0-7E680B6CBF9D@gmail.com> References: <6A98081F-0C6B-4F26-B2E0-7E680B6CBF9D@gmail.com>
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A long time ago I installed 10.3 onto a hard disk in a PowerMac G5 and swapped the disk into my xserve and it's been running fine ever since. For the life of me I can't remember why I had to do that. I had issues with 10-STABLE a while back on PPC64 and have yet to try upgrading to 10.4 but will do so soon. I'd burn a 10.3 disc and see if that works. On Feb 13, 2018 1:31 PM, "Evan Sabin" <memereferencehere@gmail.com> wrote: > I have run the Apple Hardware Test on an Xserve G5 (dual 2GHz 970FX) and > confirmed that I am unable to install FreeBSD due to issues with the > installer itself on powerpc64, specific to the Xserve G5 apparently, > judging by numerous successful installations on PowerMacs of the same era= . > > Last night, I downloaded and burned 11.1 release to a DVD and successfull= y > booted from OF (accomplished through removing the hard disk at boot time) > to the FreeBSD kernel, where I immediately encountered a kernel panic due > to a floating-point unavailable trap; exception 0x800. > > This morning I downloaded and burned 10.4 release onto another DVD and > attempted to install =E2=80=94 not a whole lot of success. I am able to b= oot into > the live CD, but cannot proceed with the installation, as I receive a > generic partitioner error upon attempting to use the auto or manual, > forcing me to continuously restart the installation process. The shell > works, though I=E2=80=99m not perfectly sure if that can be used to parti= tion the > system. Might this be related to my =E2=80=9Clazy=E2=80=9D workaround of = booting from DVD > by removing the hard drive and re-inserting it once OF has recognized the > DVD? > > Is there any patch/workaround I might be able to use just to complete > installation? I am no programmer, but am competent enough to patch and > compile code to fix things in a pinch. Ideally I=E2=80=99d like to use th= e latest > version of FreeBSD but will do what it takes to get some relatively moder= n > software working on this machine. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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