From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 22 22:05:07 2010 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG> 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 4EBCA1065670; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:05:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F07E78FC1A; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:05:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from zidane.cc.vt.edu (zidane.cc.vt.edu [198.82.163.227]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAMJYIAV012393; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:34:31 -0500 Received: from auth3.smtp.vt.edu (EHLO auth3.smtp.vt.edu) ([198.82.161.152]) by zidane.cc.vt.edu (MOS 4.1.8-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id MMY25675; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:34:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from pmather.tower.lib.vt.edu (pmather.tower.lib.vt.edu [128.173.51.28]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth3.smtp.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAMJYUw1031582 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:34:30 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <5A677521-DE86-4BA9-BA85-8003957551B5@freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:34:30 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <C31BDA76-ECE9-4012-86C4-24B30ECC8162@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <5A677521-DE86-4BA9-BA85-8003957551B5@freebsd.org> To: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu 5 none X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=zidane.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A010207.4CEAC5C7.005A,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=0.0.0.0, so=2009-09-22 00:05:22, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New powerpc64 snapshot X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC <freebsd-ppc.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc>, <mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc>, <mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:05:07 -0000 On Nov 18, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > I've prepared some new powerpc64 snapshot ISOs which can be found at = http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/FreeBSD-9.0-20101118-SNAP-powerpc64/= >=20 > These include several bugfixes relative to previous snapshots. I was able successfully to install this snapshot today on an Xserve G5. = I had several problems, though: 1) I could not boot from the bootloader script after the install was = complete; I had forcibly to "setenv boot-device hd:,\ppc\boot1.elf" for = the system to boot into FreeBSD from power-on. (I did remember the = "gpart bootcode ..." step, too.) 2) Usually, the system will not boot multi-user as it is unable to mount = the root partition after booting the kernel. Dropping into the debugger = and issuing a "reboot" to do a warm boot will allow the system then to = boot multi-user successfully. 3) The system is LOUD! It sounds like the fans are running high pretty = much all the time---running much higher than Mac OS X 10.5 runs them. I = notice a "fcu" fan-related device during boot. Is there any way to = force the fans to run at a lower speed? I'm going to go deaf at this = rate. :-) 4) After a while, my system fell of the network with "bge0: watchdog = timeout -- resetting" being output on the console periodically. 5) A minor thing, but the "locate" command doesn't work properly. = Either it doesn't find something I know is there, or it finds something = but prints out incorrect gibberish as a result (e.g., just printing out = lines of "/" in response to a "locate etc"). I realise the FreeBSD/powerpc64 port is experimental at this point. Can = anyone tell me if the above symptoms afflict the 32-bit FreeBSD/powerpc = 8-STABLE port? Although I like the idea of the powerpc64 port allowing = me to use all of the 3.5 GB RAM in this machine, at this point it is = more important for me to trade away the extra RAM for stability (and = *quietness*:). If FreeBSD/powerpc 8-STABLE is more solid, I'd rather = switch to that, as I'd like to get this machine back into service. (I would be more prepared to soldier on with FreeBSD/powerpc64 if I = could get the fan noise problem under control. That would let me do = more testing without going crazy from the noise.:) Cheers, Paul.