From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 12 16:17:40 2008 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 5E0921065671 for ; Mon, 12 May 2008 16:17:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ross@grinz.com) Received: from mail.boomhaus.com (emerson.grinz.com [64.219.233.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D8E98FC13 for ; Mon, 12 May 2008 16:17:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ross@grinz.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.grinz.com [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.boomhaus.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A516196 for ; Mon, 12 May 2008 11:17:13 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at emerson.grinz.com Received: from mail.boomhaus.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (emerson.grinz.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id SqB1C13PozjR for ; Mon, 12 May 2008 11:17:13 -0500 (CDT) Received: from grinzport.grinz.com (localhost.grinz.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.boomhaus.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0879C168 for ; Mon, 12 May 2008 11:17:12 -0500 (CDT) Received: from 74.170.92.99 (SquirrelMail authenticated user ross.emerson.grinz.com) by grinzport.grinz.com with HTTP; Mon, 12 May 2008 11:17:13 -0500 (CDT) 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> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 11:17:13 -0500 (CDT) From: "Ross Gohlke" To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Installation preparation questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ross@grinz.com List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 16:17:40 -0000 > > 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. Ross