From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 8 17:02:29 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF2631065670; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:02:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nathanw@uchicago.edu) Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu (ice.icecube.wisc.edu [128.104.255.119]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFFC18FC16; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:02:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nathanw@uchicago.edu) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 845AE86D59; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:38:22 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ice.icecube.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id 25618-06; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:38:22 -0500 (CDT) Received: from wanderer.tachypleus.net (i3-dhcp-172-16-223-131.icecube.wisc.edu [172.16.223.131]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDE7B86CCB; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:38:21 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <487397FD.6010902@uchicago.edu> Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:38:21 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080609) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gerald A References: <3CC3A394-8C85-4BBA-A52A-2045441F9398@delfi-konsult.com> <8e0ed1e00806241821m340fd33eu791a3a5542457da4@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0806242216i52cee175o35ad25d587260879@mail.gmail.com> <4861EB3E.8000501@freebsd.org> <8e0ed1e00807080918s2d6118b3l2e8d3f4ed63cd8d9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8e0ed1e00807080918s2d6118b3l2e8d3f4ed63cd8d9@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ice.icecube.wisc.edu Cc: grehan@freebsd.org, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rescue FreeBSD (PowerPC)?? 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, 08 Jul 2008 17:02:30 -0000 Gerald A wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:52 AM, Peter Grehan 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