Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:04:27 +1100 From: richo <richo@psych0tik.net> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.0-BETA1 ISO ppc64 Message-ID: <20111031020427.GE21568@richh-imac.office.boxdice.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20111030220203.4d6f8f30@narn.knownspace> References: <20111029212531.06a7c0a9@narn.knownspace> <20111030223951.GA21568@richh-imac.office.boxdice.com.au> <20111030220203.4d6f8f30@narn.knownspace>
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--JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline On 30/10/11 22:02 -0400, Justin Hibbits wrote: >On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:39:51 +1100 >richo <richo@psych0tik.net> wrote: > >> On 29/10/11 21:25 -0400, Justin Hibbits wrote: >> >Anyone have a copy of the 9.0-BETA1 iso for PowerPC64? I want to see >> >if that runs on my G5, and don't really feel like going through >> >the hassle of setting up a dhcp server just to netboot. >> > >> >- Justin >> >> Hi Justin, >> >> If you're asking whether or not it works, then the answer is yes, >> although BETA1 is now quite old. >> >> I installed from BETA3 two weeks ago and I believe RC1 is the current >> version. >> >> Rich >> > >Hi Rich, > >I wanted the ISO to see if an older version would work on my G5. I had >tried RC1, and it would freeze after a minute or so after booting up, >and I had a similar experience on my TiBook (ppc32), which runs >BETA2/-CURRENT (doesn't lock up every time, but locks up "eventually" >sometimes), but not on my MDD (ppc32) which runs something from around >BETA1, so was hoping reverting to BETA1 would fix things. Someone from >##freebsd linked me to a source for it, so I tried and it failed (see >the other thread regarding the problem for (slightly) more details). > >- Justin Hi Justin, In that case, I can confirm that BETA3 boots and installs fine on my G5 (I think it's either 8,1 or 3,1. It's the last of the iMac's without iSight) I am having some issues with 10-CURRENT at present, but I've been using my BETA3 media as recovery while I try to get 10 working again, and aside from sometimes not firing up the installer, all seems well. I'll try to find your other thread. Richo -- richo || Today's excuse: waste water tank overflowed onto computer --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOrgIrAAoJEIKiWz6J5yQVMhAIAJPr1yAtd9e5qI1bOCZjvW23 mwm5dVBne8ptuVZACihUsvF21fhlIab+f7xQeQNJMlTE03aIpgD8xGfGHyt17ggy /xnELjtPiKDmdzP/x+LtMgwdLBdryjz5R1PJfJfaaAjb3MYrxwnIKXM/dIiatzG4 Yu5BqR7Uvy2sMwB1CL2m/2m2UYwi6F5qj9pkZ6dz21z4YhjBcKQ7JylcvxS3cQOR ZiAutA27yre+/XY+tTxLfL+YiOBIcvWM05E4gbiwtftzaXSo1czt/T+LAIj+jW3R cfB2dhPH7LqrefcSRnhXekEYq5qIGoGQkIMxinlS/7Q2FRt2FX3TnV516jqoeZA= =u1qM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ--
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