From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 28 19:28:46 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05507106564A; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:28:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vx0-f182.google.com (mail-vx0-f182.google.com [209.85.220.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B1B48FC16; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:28:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vxc34 with SMTP id 34so3152808vxc.13 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:28:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=tEZPafzIJqINBTTwBbeQLG4HdDo1KWPUCgDJiiAXHFA=; b=GGyhYXfJQ6QmzBmABy1po3p6GNKfDeOkwES3ZtsK7MBiYvbXIWprDXbWGren1tjbRY XVyr3zhTmGSaUdK4V64MP7s0L3erFOMmhEMTYdUd0Ak8goYswVP9nUAOYBlTgxQ5eMol /7Ev4X4q9d3vmvY4r0ZuJ7Y1xsgVM/NZG9064= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=PtoL/xJYJJiIfZ3obEPlkwDvCG5q62DSyVdXuzfkOI+yJjzN2X5gZe5AUzz1O7Hxn2 6JqcJvx68hvijC3qndF5cqIFdwlLYp5pEEfiRk+OCvN20pZpIRo21MiA+t8Yz3pCtib9 RXvMy101x4ga5OYOCOL85B0yVuslx+mC9Pgt0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.70.140 with SMTP id m12mr5926501vdu.238.1301340524791; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:28:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.194.77 with HTTP; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:28:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20110325101111.GA36840__48943.3474642739$1301049771$gmane$org@azathoth.lan> <4D90C8EA.2000901@freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:28:44 -0400 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: Garrett Cooper Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [ECFT] pkgng 0.1-alpha1: a replacement for pkg_install X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:28:46 -0000 Go through the mailing lists. You can only boot 64bit on 64bit and 32bit on 32bit for FreeBSD. Debian needs to boot a 64bit kernel for 64bit machines. I made the reply because that is similar to the BTX bootloader. Let Baptiste get a powerpc machine and try using that bootloader, it won't work. It won't work on sparc (64/ultra), and it won't work on arm. On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Garrett Cooper wrote: > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Super Bisquit > wrote: > > The ppc 32bit series does not boot directly into the boot loader prompt. > You > > have to: > > A) Hold logo+opt+o+f and then > > 1) setenv boot-device hd# > > 2) mac-boot > > 3) Wait for the boot sequence to allow you to make interaction > > 4) Hit the space bar and then type boot -s > > B) > > 1) Hold down the option key. > > 2) Wait, and choose the icon of harddisk. > > 3) Follow 3 and 4 above > > C) If you have more than one installation, set the current device you > want > > to be active from the OF prompt and then: > > 1) Follow 3 and 4 from A above. > > > > Unless he is going to write that script in forth, you can count out both > > PowerPC(32 and 64) and UltraSPARC boxes. > > > > If you can get the BTX loader to work on the architectures I just > mentioned, > > let me know, because the rest of us can't. > > Huh? This seems way outside of what I was referring to. > The powerpc64 architecture does support 32-bit on 64-bit (biarch) > support. Whether or not it's supported in FreeBSD I don't remember. > Thanks, > -Garrett >