From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 2 02:36:28 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92C49106564A for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 02:36:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dean@fragfest.com.au) Received: from fallbackmx07.syd.optusnet.com.au (fallbackmx07.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D6F78FC13 for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 02:36:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dean@fragfest.com.au) Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.184]) by fallbackmx07.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n020Ubft006711 for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:30:37 +1100 Received: from [58.108.154.149] (58.108.154.149.optusnet.com.au [58.108.154.149] (may be forged)) by mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n020UY9q005422; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:30:34 +1100 Message-ID: <495D6049.5040909@fragfest.com.au> Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:31:05 +1100 From: Dean Hamstead User-Agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081018) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Israel Miranda References: <4d3a76db0812230640i6aba7c43s525e17af011a3b8b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4d3a76db0812230640i6aba7c43s525e17af011a3b8b@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Apple Powerbook G4 and some modem doubts X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:36:28 -0000 If you want non-macosx on that hardware, linux is most likely your best option. Burn me at the stake as needed. I ran debian linux on various G3 and G4 hardware for about 5 years. Its a shame they abandoned the arch, its the most stable linux ive used. You want a dial up modem?? Dean Israel Miranda wrote: > Hi there guys. I just acquired and used powerbook g4 on ebay, and I've been > planning to install freebsd on my machines for quite sometime. > Does any of you use freebsd on a powerpc machine ? > I'll install it anyway, but I just wonder if there is good support for > freebsd in the ppc platform. I mean, enough programs, I know ppc > architecture is on tyer 2 support, so I am asking if someone has freebsd > installed on a powerpc machine as a primary > operating system and is satisfied with it. Actually I am more worried about > skype because I need it, and maybe some other apps I'll need in the way. > My doubt is to use either freebsd or macos X leopard in my powerbook as > primary OS. At first Macos X leopard seems to have a lot of apps for ppc but > I am a new Macos X user too. Please, no suggestions of installing linux, I > am a long time linux user and I no longer want to use it for my personal > machines. > > My second question is about modem support. > My desktop computer is a Pentium 4 478 socket 2.6ghz HT, on a intel D865 > PERL motherboard and an intel 537EP modem. > Please recommend me any pci modem that is fully supported, because my modem > has no freebsd driver at all. > > Thanks for the help guys. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"