Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:12:12 -0500 From: Matt Johnson <matt@damnsw.net> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the abi & hardware support Message-ID: <l03130300b67ff851a406@[24.95.8.9]> In-Reply-To: <20010108175455.C30514@urpower.com> References: <20010108172507.A874@matter.net>; from durkin%2Bfbsd@matter.net on Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 05:25:08PM -0500 <20010103112508.D27798@rafe.jeamland.net>; <20010102012039.A31690@dragon.nuxi.com> <Pine.WNT.4.31.0101021044590.796-100000@GATECH> <20010102121741.A33602@electricjellyfish.net> <20010103112508.D27798@rafe.jeamland.net> <20010107231752.A442@matter.net> <l03130300b67f65c535d2@[24.95.8.9]> <20010108172507.A874@matter.net>
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> >> > I for one would very much like to see FreeBSD for both my Powermac G4 and >> > my 604e/200 UMAX machine. > >I would too. I think a NewWorld machine would be an ideal system for >FreeBSD. >Even though hardware specs are tough to get, it sounds like a lot of other >projects have been able save a lot of time by looking at Apple's Open Source >projects, ie. MkLinux, and Darwin. > >-rory I'm not really up on the deal with FreeBSD and it's policy on borrowing code from NetBSD/OpenBSD...but they do have working bootable PowerPC Mac ports (which mostly focus on the G3 and up, but it does claim to support PCI based 604/604e Macs as well). They seem to have drivers for most of the core hardware (IDE controller, USB keyboards and mice, CD/DVD drive, ethernet, etc.) which could probably be used at least as guides for the people writing the device driver code for the FBSD/ppc port. I definitely think you should support Macs. As of now there exist plenty of people like me (people who own consumer-grade PowerPC Macs and like using Unix for a home system and whatnot) would definitely consider using such a port. And seeing as how the NewWorld Macs appear to be fairly easy to get booting, it would be very good to see support for them in addition to embedded machines and non-Mac PowerPC based machines (CHRP, PReP, etc., does any still use those types of thing? And what OS is their "native? OS?) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ppc" in the body of the messagehome | help
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