Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:39:06 -0700 From: Alex Zepeda <zipzippy@sonic.net> To: peterg@ptree32.com.au, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How are things looking? Message-ID: <20030911183906.GA25509@blarf.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <200309111811.ABL85921@dommail.onthenet.com.au>
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 04:11:36AM +1000, peterg@ptree32.com.au wrote: > Yes to both. Converting FreeBSD's loader to XCOFF (or > the minor variant understood by OpenFirmware) shouldn't > be too hard. Any idea if the NetBSD loader would work in a pinch? > Device support is a bit of an issue. I do > own a beige G3, and will attempt to support it at some > point. It shares much of the hardware of the B&W G3, which > I am working on currently, so all is not lost. Well if there's anything I can do, let me know. > As for any earlier non-G3 boxes, I'd say there's not much > chance of running FreeBSD on them. Well if the Beige G3s eventually find support, I can't imagine that supporting the earlier OF models would be too hard. Of course the non OF models would be a whole 'nother matter. Have fun at BSDCon.. I think I'll probably be in Berkeley today... but trying to keep the friend's French diesel powered car running instead. :-D - alexhome | help
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