Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 18:31:35 +1000 From: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> To: Rory Arms <rorya@TrueStep.com> Cc: FreeBSD-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -CURRENT hardware support / willing to test Message-ID: <3E69AA67.6C94F8A3@freebsd.org> References: <A90BDE22-5063-11D7-A978-0005028F6AEB@TrueStep.com>
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Hi Rory, > I used Peter Grehan's root & kernel system tarball, from his site > (dated Feb 26, I think), on my PowerMac G3 (Yosemite). I noticed it > failed when attempting to init grackle (as far as i can tell) and > dropped me to the kernel debugger. So, I assume that this machine still > isn't supported. The Blue & White G3's aren't yet supported. But, I have one and things are getting closer. > Currently, what hardware does powerpc -CURRENT, support? Is it only > Macs with the UMA-1 chipset and later models? I believe the chipset > came about with the advent of the Sawtooth motherboard. Are these the > only models supported currently? I tried it on my G3 Pro because I > thought I'd read somewhere on the mailing list archives that NewWorld > machines were supported. That was a bit optimistic. You are right in assuming that UMA-1 (Uninorth) based systems are supported. > I have several Macs to my disposal and am willing to test -CURRENT, now > that I have the system working over NFS, it would be very simple to do > so. I have a PowerMac G3 Pro (Yosemite), a PowerBook G3 Series > (Wallstreet,PDQ) and a PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver). The QuickSilver is your best bet. The Wallstreets are pretty horrible: OpenFirmware 2.0, so it will take a bit of work to get them supported. later, Peter. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ppc" in the body of the messagehome | help
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