Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:28:44 -0400 From: Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> To: Garrett Cooper <gcooper@freebsd.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [ECFT] pkgng 0.1-alpha1: a replacement for pkg_install Message-ID: <AANLkTikyFFSdiFYtdmRboMcayk1VaeiVqG82LNAFstbM@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=CcQUpBvTmLMaKaaAM-cSxa33frEq=WAvB8qNK@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110325101111.GA36840__48943.3474642739$1301049771$gmane$org@azathoth.lan> <4D90C8EA.2000901@freebsd.org> <AANLkTinaz9Y6kgjQvdS1Pu%2Bkay50DUs6FubcbCxcc3W2@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimh45UBkkr1a%2B_Rf=aO3x4LatP3zaTMiEE-CgxH@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=CcQUpBvTmLMaKaaAM-cSxa33frEq=WAvB8qNK@mail.gmail.com>
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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 <gcooper@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> > 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 >
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