Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:38:21 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nathanw@uchicago.edu> To: Gerald A <geraldablists@gmail.com> Cc: grehan@freebsd.org, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rescue FreeBSD (PowerPC)?? Message-ID: <487397FD.6010902@uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <8e0ed1e00807080918s2d6118b3l2e8d3f4ed63cd8d9@mail.gmail.com> References: <3CC3A394-8C85-4BBA-A52A-2045441F9398@delfi-konsult.com> <CC0F007C-9F0B-42D0-87C3-3D05BC4FE6D9@delfi-konsult.com> <8e0ed1e00806241821m340fd33eu791a3a5542457da4@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0806242216i52cee175o35ad25d587260879@mail.gmail.com> <4861EB3E.8000501@freebsd.org> <8e0ed1e00807080918s2d6118b3l2e8d3f4ed63cd8d9@mail.gmail.com>
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Gerald A wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:52 AM, Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> wrote: > > >> The reason this isn't being built as part of the pp release process is >> that it hasn't been determined what the mkisofs switches are to create a >> bootable hybrid 9660/HFS image and also deal with the hard links that >> FreeBSD creates without blowing out the size beyond a CD. >> > > > Could it work as a DVD? (Can DVD PPC's be booted from a DVD?) > > I think both of my Blue and White's have DVDs in them. If I can get this > far, I can work on... > > They can, but it's probably easier/better to figure out a way around the size explosion. >> So here's a call to action for ppc hackers: experiment and see if you can >> work out what the magic incantation is. Start off by looking at the scripts >> in src/release/powerpc. >> >> > > I'm very familiar with FreeBSD. Would it be possible to cross compile world? > (I know it is in theory, but is it a few switches that need tweaking, or is > it microsurgery and headaches that will take weeks to sort out?). I'd love > to get FreeBSD on my Blue and Whites, and am willing to fiddle a bit. > Is it better to cross compile, or should I invest some time getting a hosted > env on PPC going first? Any thoughts or advice are appreciated. > Cross-compiling works very well, depending on what you want to do. You can't build release ISOs, but you can get a bootable system which is useful for netbooting. Just do something like this and wait: make buildworld buildkernel installworld installkernel distribution TARGET_ARCH=powerpc DESTDIR=$(PPC_NFSBOOT) For the blue and whites, you'll want a fairly recent (last couple weeks) -CURRENT to get support for the built-in ethernet. I'd appreciate any testing you feel like doing with the ethernet too, since I've only tested it on my machine. -Nathan
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