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([2601:cb:100:607:39f2:9aa1:aba2:88fc]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d11sm5145312ywa.14.2018.02.14.08.19.09 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:19:10 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.2 \(3445.5.20\)) Subject: Re: Xserve G5 (RackMac3,1) Installation Issues on powerpc64 From: Evan Sabin In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:19:09 -0500 Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <69091F24-0F71-4961-ABF4-E78A98EE915E@gmail.com> References: <6A98081F-0C6B-4F26-B2E0-7E680B6CBF9D@gmail.com> To: Nathan Whitehorn X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.5.20) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:19:13 -0000 Firstly, likely to someone=E2=80=99s satisfaction and relief, I=E2=80=99m = now starting the CD the right way. I have a 10.3 install disk just in = case, but I started with 11.1 this morning, and this is what happened: The installer runs using 11.1-STABLE, up until attempting to fetch = packages from ftp.freebsd.org. In such a case, all I get is repeated = =E2=80=9CFile unavailable (e.g. file not found, no access)=E2=80=9D = errors over and over until it gives up and claims it has failed to = retrieve the remote distribution. So that didn=E2=80=99t work worth a = darn. Then, I did the unthinkable and installed 12.0-CURRENT with seemingly no = problems for the most part. Unfortunately =E2=80=94 and perhaps this is = standard procedure, though I doubt it =E2=80=94 kernel.txz is taking = ages to extract (it=E2=80=99s been about half an hour at the time of = writing). It=E2=80=99s been stuck at 21% for this time with no updates = despite being able to move the mouse and select text etc., but I=E2=80=99m= not keen on shutting down the system mid-install. Not to mention, the = system is running at full blast. Should I go ahead and stop this, then = try 10.3? > On Feb 13, 2018, at 3:27 PM, Nathan Whitehorn = wrote: >=20 >=20 >=20 > On 02/13/18 11:30, Evan Sabin wrote: >> I have run the Apple Hardware Test on an Xserve G5 (dual 2GHz 970FX) = and confirmed that I am unable to install FreeBSD due to issues with the = installer itself on powerpc64, specific to the Xserve G5 apparently, = judging by numerous successful installations on PowerMacs of the same = era. >>=20 >> Last night, I downloaded and burned 11.1 release to a DVD and = successfully booted from OF (accomplished through removing the hard disk = at boot time) to the FreeBSD kernel, where I immediately encountered a = kernel panic due to a floating-point unavailable trap; exception 0x800. >=20 > That is not good. Can you try an 11-STABLE or 12-CURRENT snapshot? >=20 >> This morning I downloaded and burned 10.4 release onto another DVD = and attempted to install =E2=80=94 not a whole lot of success. I am able = to boot into the live CD, but cannot proceed with the installation, as I = receive a generic partitioner error upon attempting to use the auto or = manual, forcing me to continuously restart the installation process. The = shell works, though I=E2=80=99m not perfectly sure if that can be used = to partition the system. Might this be related to my =E2=80=9Clazy=E2=80=9D= workaround of booting from DVD by removing the hard drive and = re-inserting it once OF has recognized the DVD? >=20 > It might be. Are you booting by serial console or with video? You can = press and hold "C" with a video console to boot the DVD with the hard = drive in. > -Nathan >=20 >> Is there any patch/workaround I might be able to use just to complete = installation? I am no programmer, but am competent enough to patch and = compile code to fix things in a pinch. Ideally I=E2=80=99d like to use = the latest version of FreeBSD but will do what it takes to get some = relatively modern software working on this machine. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"