Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:19:50 -0800 From: Michael Dinon <mdinon@gmail.com> To: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on ibook G4 circa 2004 Message-ID: <AANLkTi=9-Q6CQigb6Aa1H0PS6Q4fGNpbqZucFfPiQy5b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102021404070.35663@banshee.munuc.org> References: <AANLkTinSGgz=6NgfDnsSLo_rwX4LOi6Xf5yX5EJG1n7g@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102021404070.35663@banshee.munuc.org>
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On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>wrote: > > > On Wed, 2 Feb 2011, Michael Dinon wrote: > > Hello, >> >> I am looking for viable alternatives to keep an old ibook I have running >> relevant software. I have in the past used Debian and various other Linux >> distros but support for PPC seems to be becomes less and less viable. I >> had >> looked previously at the BSD's as an option for PPC and found various >> information although somewhat limited. I am curious how well supported is >> PPC by FreeBSD, is there anyone on this list running similar hardware and >> using FreeBSD on as a laptop as opposed to server duty? I know the >> Broadcom >> Airport Extreme card is not well supported by most opensource OS's. When >> looking at some of the FreeBSD info on PPC I saw that at one point certain >> keyboards and trackpads were not supported which required USB keyboards, >> is >> that still true? I also stumbled on a new installer bsdinstall, has >> anyone >> used this on similar hardware? Also does one need to keep an hfs >> partition >> still? I seem to remember Linux required an hfs partition, not sure if >> that >> is true of the BSD. I don't plan on needing OSX. Anyway thank you in >> advance for any help or suggestions. >> > > Hi Michael -- > > I'm typing you this message over wireless on a 1.4 Ghz G4 iBook in FreeBSD, > so it works pretty nicely. The wireless driver (bwn) has some kind of issue > with the antenna gain, so I need to be closer to the AP than in OS X, but > otherwise the system works quite well. All hardware is supported except the > internal modem. > -Nathan > Well that is definitely good to hear. If I am correct you are the person who is working on the bsdinstall installer I ran across. Is there anything I need to be aware of from a installer point of view? Does automatic partitioning work on PPC, do I need to create any special hfs partitions or does the installer handle it without much intervention? Thank you for such a quick reply. -- Mikehelp
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