From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 07:38:16 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4092FD54 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:38:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from asp.reflexion.net (outbound-246.asp.reflexion.net [69.84.129.246]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE3932772 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:38:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 3139 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2014 07:38:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail-cs-03.app.dca.reflexion.local) (10.81.19.3) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with SMTP; 23 Jun 2014 07:38:13 -0000 Received: by mail-cs-03.app.dca.reflexion.local (Reflexion email security v7.30.1) with SMTP; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:38:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 5129 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2014 07:38:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO iron2.pdx.net) (69.64.224.71) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 23 Jun 2014 07:38:12 -0000 X-No-Relay: not in my network Received: from [192.168.1.8] (c-98-246-178-138.hsd1.or.comcast.net [98.246.178.138]) by iron2.pdx.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C3AE71C4399 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:38:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Millard Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.2\)) Subject: I managed to boot the 466MHz PowerMac3,4 from a 10.-STABLE .img dd'd to a USB flash drive; combo-drive had to be disconnected first Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:38:11 -0700 References: To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:38:16 -0000 Hi. [I'm around the powermacs again for a few days...] I repeated my earlier boot tests for 466Mhz PowerMac3,4 but with a CD = instead made from the newer = FreeBSD-10.0-STABLE-powerpc-powerpc64-20140608-r267232-disc1.iso and got = the same during-boot hang (CAM status timeout related messages) at the = same place that I earlier got with CDs made from = FreeBSD-10.0-STABLE-powerpc-powerpc64-20140528-r266807-disc1.iso. (Note: The same CD boots the PowerMac4,1 (iMac G3), PowerMac7,2 (G5 = dual) and the 7,11 (G5 quad) that I tried just fine.) So I tried instead booting from a USB flash made from = FreeBSD-10.0-STABLE-powerpc-20140608-r267232-memstick.img ("boot = usb1/disk@1:2,\\:tbxi" in open firmware). Same problems and the same = hangup at the same place. So I tried disconnecting the ata cable for the combo-drive from the = 466MHz PowerMac3,4 logic board and booting from the USB flash drive = again. This configuration booted fine. No messages about CAM status = timeouts or other such. Mac OS X 10.4 and its installation media work fine, including with the = combo-drive (a Hitachi DVD-ROM GD-7000 drive). The same for lubuntu = 14.04 and its installation media. FreeBSD seems to have some problem = with handling the combo-drive, or at least the 10.0-STABLE installer = media does. (I've not installed FreeBSD yet and so have more testing to = do.) (The 733Mhz PowerMac3,4 was not so lucky: It hangs like before either = way, even when booted from the same USB flash drive. It never did = produce CAM status related messages and still does not. Because it still = hangs when its hitachi DVD-ROM (combo-drive) is disconnected the current = issue would appear to be something different for it. Again Mac OS X 10.4 = and lubuntu 14.04 and their installation media work fine on the 733MHz = PowerMac3,4, including with the combo-drive.) =3D=3D=3D Mark Millard markmi at dsl-only.net