From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 24 16:12:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AFDE1065696 for ; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:12:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from argol.doit.wisc.edu (argol.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EF4A8FC1F for ; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:12:05 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-5.01 32bit (built Feb 19 2009)) id <0KS100E001041E00@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:12:04 -0500 (CDT) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net (adsl-76-208-71-118.dsl.mdsnwi.sbcglobal.net [76.208.71.118]) by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-5.01 32bit (built Feb 19 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KS100AZ3103HJ20@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:12:03 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:12:02 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: Fabio Message-id: <4AE32752.9050307@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.208.71.118 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-9, Version=5.5.5.374460, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.1.369594, Antispam-Data: 2009.10.24.160049, SenderIP=76.208.71.118 References: User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090905) Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iMac G3 -> Fatal kernel trap X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:12:05 -0000 Fabio wrote: > Hello, > > I've been trying to install FreeBSD (either 7.2 or 8rc1) on two iMacs > G3 400Mhz (slot-loading). But I haven't succeeded yet. When booting on > the install CD with version 7.2, it shows a "fatal kernel trap" and > immediately reboots. As for version 8, the console freezes after a few > seconds. > > I've been advised to send a problem report at this e-mail address. > More details about this problem can be found here: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?p=46170#post46170 > > I'd be happy to see freebsd work on those imacs. As a developer > myself, I'd be pleased to help. Please let me know if there is > anything I can do. > > Best regards > Fabio That's quite strange -- 8.0 and 7.2 both work well on the blue & white Powermac G3s, which are very similar hardware-wise. I can't seem to view the screenshots on the forums without an account there. Could you post it somewhere else, or provide more detail on where it gets stuck? You might also want to try doing 'set hw.ata.ata_dma=0' from the loader to see if ATA DMA is causing problems when initializing the ATA bus. -Nathan