Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 11:17:13 -0500 (CDT) From: "Ross Gohlke" <ross@grinz.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation preparation questions Message-ID: <50757.74.170.92.99.1210609033.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> In-Reply-To: <20AE25CE-43BF-4668-B8D5-EDDE16A66141@mac.com> References: <4821C6AB.3080101@uchicago.edu> <4821C85A.7090605@freebsd.org> <4821C945.5030008@uchicago.edu> <4821C9DB.4080008@freebsd.org> <48221F56.5040900@uchicago.edu> <48262875.6020302@uchicago.edu> <50782.74.170.92.99.1210570005.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> <20AE25CE-43BF-4668-B8D5-EDDE16A66141@mac.com>
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> > On May 11, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Ross Gohlke wrote: > >> Q1: What is the difference between >> www.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc-root-latest.tbz2 and >> http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc_iso/latest.iso and the downloads >> available at www.freebsd.org/where.html? Is ppc-root-latest.tbz2 >> FreeBSD7.0? > > I would expect those to be old. You probably want to use the > official releases and/or snapshots. > >> Q3: Once I have set the mountvolume in OpenFirmWare (OFW), can the >> machine >> be rebooted remotely? > > The problem with FreeBSD and the Xserve in this particular > case is that you cannot power-cycle. You can do everything > else remotely. > The problem with FreeBSD and the Xserve in this particular > case is that you cannot power-cycle. You can do everything > else remotely. What is "this particular case"? Xserve? G4? OFW version? Just to clarify: If I log in via ssh and issue shutdown -r now, will the machine come back up without someone being physically at the machine's keyboard? If I use Remote Reboot (power cycle) through my provider, I assume it will not come back up, correct? This is disheartening news. My goal is to build a server that can be completely controlled remotely. I have had STELLAR success with FreeBSD on i386. The Xserve is still a heck of a box. Is there any hope this situation will be remedied in a near-future release? Thanks again. Rosshome | help
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