Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:38:34 +0800 From: Ian Chapman <packages@amiga-hardware.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie - Mac G5 Dual PPC 970 @ 2Ghz Message-ID: <4F7C24AA.6030807@amiga-hardware.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BWntOvhS5=XYj_X9cmnwcVm0QMkFtAnwqrQoZyg1KX_5R=uUg@mail.gmail.com> References: <4F798459.4000301@amiga-hardware.com> <20120402131132.78578915@zeta.dino.sk> <4F79A964.2070501@amiga-hardware.com> <CA%2BWntOuNfbd7Eht1174TdBgqX%2BqToS-n3-dqcq-vAN6r9R515A@mail.gmail.com> <4F79BD08.2040605@amiga-hardware.com> <CA%2BWntOu8hzriTJL_yX2_26zSZgeYt8kOYYFcBdnagWpxfmu9gQ@mail.gmail.com> <4F79CC19.8040707@amiga-hardware.com> <CA%2BWntOsbq8GUHs5qmWa%2BCqJ1NoUdgA5aMu_hdveUmEZ13hyK6w@mail.gmail.com> <4F79D208.5040405@amiga-hardware.com> <CA%2BWntOusr4=Tz42PRPSHAYP=bAZwJjDinP1McCvqV2u%2BEKjTjg@mail.gmail.com> <4F7AD4BB.6060502@amiga-hardware.com> <CA%2BWntOvhS5=XYj_X9cmnwcVm0QMkFtAnwqrQoZyg1KX_5R=uUg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 04/03/2012 11:02 PM, Super Bisquit wrote: > Out of curiosity, have you tried running the powerpc 32 bit version of > FreeBSD on it? I haven't as yet but it's worth a shot. I have tried the uniprocessor 64bit kernel in case it was an SMP issue but that does same. I have plenty of disk space so I will also do a 32bit install next week when I'm back as I'm out of town from tomorrow. I also have Fedora 16 PPC and will try a test install to see if Xorg works or not. Booting the DVD in graphics mode just gives me a black screen but I suspect that might be because it needs the "ReverseDDC" option as I have a monitor connected to the DVI port but none on the ADC port, but I can't be sure till I actually install it. > I'm also curious as to what the performance would be if you installed it > into the server. > Open Firmware isn't x86 BIOS; this makes me wonder why Xorg is even > looking for BIOs. Also, I've read that theatre and TV options may need > to be disabled for now. I did try disable all theatre related options and all acceleration options but it made no difference. If I do decide to put a cheap PCI graphics card as a second display output, I'll let you know if that works or not. > I'm going to add more later to the reply. I want to look up your model > and see what the Logic board is with the main graphics- no ppc64 here, > just ppc32. Appreciated. Let me know if you want a dump of any of the hardware specs. Cheers. -- Ian Chapman.
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