Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 05:46:52 +0000 (UTC) From: Mark Linimon <linimon@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r52993 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms Message-ID: <201905090546.x495kqIL062772@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: linimon Date: Thu May 9 05:46:52 2019 New Revision: 52993 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/52993 Log: Attempt to bring this page into the current decade, part 2: annotate which parts are Power-Mac specific; delete more stale information. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml Thu May 9 05:18:47 2019 (r52992) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml Thu May 9 05:46:52 2019 (r52993) @@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ <h4><a name="1">How can I install FreeBSD/ppc?</a></h4> - <p>ISO images of FreeBSD &rel.current; suitable for New-World Macs are + <p>ISO images of FreeBSD &rel.current; are available for download, for details on how to obtain these see the <a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/announce.html">release announcement.</a></p> <h4><a name="3">How to use ports on FreeBSD/ppc?</a></h4> - <p>The easy way to use ports on FreeBSD is to use portsnap. + <p>The easiest way to use ports on FreeBSD is to use portsnap. Refer to the Handbook if you need assistance to <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html">use the Ports Collection</a>.</p> @@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ <h4><a name="4">Should I install powerpc or powerpc64?</a></h4> <p>The powerpc64 port provides a 64-bit kernel and userland, and is supported - on all 64-bit CPUs. Users of 32-bit CPUs (G3, G4) must use the 32-bit + on all 64-bit CPUs. Users of 32-bit CPUs (Apple G3/G4) must use the 32-bit powerpc platform, users of 64-bit CPUs that support 32-bit operating - systems (G5) have a choice, and users of 64-bit CPUs that do not (Cell) + systems (Apple G5) have a choice, and users of 64-bit CPUs that do not must use powerpc64. For those users with a choice, powerpc64 provides some additional features (the ability to use more than 2 GB of RAM and - ZFS support) while having slightly worse ports support due to being - a newer and less common architecture. Like other 64-bit platforms, + ZFS support). + Like other 64-bit platforms, FreeBSD/powerpc64 supports running 32-bit binaries as well as 64-bit ones. </p> @@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ <a href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc">on the wiki</a>.</p> <p>The FreeBSD/ppc port should run on any New-World Apple machine (any Apple - machine with a built-in USB port), as well as the Sony Playstation 3. A - port to IBM pSeries hardware is in progress. People reported FreeBSD runs - on following machines:</p> + machine with a built-in USB port), as well as the Sony Playstation 3.</p> + <p>People have previously reported that FreeBSD runs on the following + machines:</p> + <table class="tblbasic"> <tr class="heading"> <th>Manufacturer</th> @@ -204,7 +205,8 @@ <h3><a name="issues">Known Issues</a></h3> <ul> - <li>There is a known bug in the boot-loader, that prevents you from + <li>On New-World Apples, + there is a known bug in the boot-loader, that prevents you from loading an alternate kernel, so testing your kernel is a bit risky. When booting the loader from the Open Firmware prompt, give it a partition which is either non-existent, doesn't have a kernel to load, @@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ OK load /boot/kernel/kernel.save</pre> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.freescale.com/files/product/doc/MPCFPE32B.pdf">; - PowerPC chip documentation</a></li> + PowerPC 32-bit chip documentation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.firmworks.com/QuickRef.html">; Open Firmware Quick Reference</a></li> @@ -247,11 +249,6 @@ OK load /boot/kernel/kernel.save</pre> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/technotes/tn/tn2001.html">; "TN2001: Running Files from a Hard Drive in Open Firmware"</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://sourceware.org/psim/">psim</a>; - A PowerPC - simulator, available as a FreeBSD port at - <a href="https://www.freshports.org/?package=psim-freebsd">; - emulators/psim-freebsd</a></li> </ul> <h3><a name="links">Other Links of Interest</a></h3>
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