From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 30 14:06:40 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6CFA16A420; Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:06:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from guertin@brucemaudesign.com) Received: from mail.brucemaudesign.com (H51.C17.B96.tor.eicat.ca [66.96.17.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5580943D4C; Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:06:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from guertin@brucemaudesign.com) Received: from [192.168.0.199] (H54.C17.B96.tor.eicat.ca [66.96.17.54]) by mail.brucemaudesign.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j7UE6dcC004550; Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:06:39 -0400 In-Reply-To: <431410DC.7060307@freebsd.org> References: <7A5CD2E8-1AC1-4EF0-A09C-8D21D6207B31@brucemaudesign.com> <431410DC.7060307@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v733) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <5E917DD5-856C-4D51-A301-E7795488C7DC@brucemaudesign.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Mark Guertin Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:06:39 -0400 To: Peter Grehan X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: supported hardware? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:06:41 -0000 Yep network is working ok (it is gem), but it fails trying to mount / partition at /mnt If there's anything I can do to help debug please let me know. I don't have tons of experience with fbsd, but I'm not a *nix newbie by any means :) Mark On 30-Aug-05, at 3:55 AM, Peter Grehan wrote: > Hi Mark, > > >> I tried in an iMac G3 333 this morning. The CD booted, but on >> trying the install it couldn't find CD/DVD media. Now that I >> think about it it's probably because the CD didn't have the >> install stuff on it .. I didn't get around to trying a net >> install yet but will do this afternoon. >> Anyway, if there's a list of hardware this will work on i can at >> least help testing things out, have a lot of older hardware here >> to play with these days. >> > > Actually, there has been a report of the CD not working for this > particular model - it was a 350MHz iMac, but the network was OK > (GEM ethernet) so a network install was done. > > The h/w of that model is quite similar to a bunch that work just > fine so I have no idea what is going wrong. > > later, > > Peter. ===================================== Mark Guertin Technology Manager, Bruce Mau Design 197 Spadina Ave, Suite 501 Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2C8 guertin@brucemaudesign.com 416-260-5777 ext. 291 ===================================== This email and its attachments are confidential: they are for use of the named recipient(s) only. Information contained in this email and attachments to it are protected by privilege, work product immunity, copyright and other applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately by telephone at 416.260.5777 or by e-mail at studio@brucemaudesign.com and delete this email from your files.