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Date:      Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:57:52 -0800
From:      Mehma Sarja <mehmasarja@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Booting and Installing Release 12 on PowerMac G5 "Quad Core"
Message-ID:  <479EB328-1727-4B28-8A6E-3E0DCA97DFE4@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <283c5d11-7363-f9e3-48cc-42bd6d036236@gmail.com>

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> On Jan 27, 2019, at 4:05 PM, Curtis Hamilton <clhamilto@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Is there a recommended solution to booting/installing Release 12 on the PowerMac G5 "Quad Core"?
> 
> I've read through all the threads in this mailing list, but have yet to find a solution that works on my Mac.  Many of the referenced snapshot kernels could not be located.  Building from source yielded the same results as down loaded pre-built images.

I have an iMac g5 with FreeBSD r12. I recall just a plain install off dvd. I did/do have problems recognizing the new SSD Sata 3 interface. Found an old Sata 2 SSD which works but I think the hardware would be happier with a Sata 1 drive. 

Let me know what you need and I’ll try to help.

Mehma

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