From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 17 02:13:34 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CCFB106566C for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:13:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 447278FC08 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:13:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vivi.cc.vt.edu (vivi.cc.vt.edu [198.82.163.43]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o5H2D3SU024011 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:13:03 -0400 Received: from auth3.smtp.vt.edu (EHLO auth3.smtp.vt.edu) ([198.82.161.152]) by vivi.cc.vt.edu (MOS 4.1.8-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id JXI92550; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:13:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gromit.chumby.lan (c-98-249-7-145.hsd1.va.comcast.net [98.249.7.145]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth3.smtp.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o5H2D2RS027214 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:13:03 -0400 From: Paul Mather Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:13:01 -0400 Message-Id: To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu 5 none X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=vivi.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A020207.4C1984AF.0159,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=98.249.7.145, so=2009-09-22 00:05:22, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Subject: 8.1-RC1 fails to boot on iBook G4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:13:34 -0000 I just tried to book the 8.1-RC1 disc1 ISO on an iBook G4 but it failed = to boot into FreeBSD. I was left at the Open Firmware prompt. Is = FreeBSD known not to work on an iBook G4? I was able to boot = successfully into the FreeBSD installer using this same disc on a = PowerBook G4. This is the output I get booting from the CD by holding down "C" during = power on (this is typing the output by hand, so errors are possible:): Consoles: Open Firmware console FreeBSD/powerpc Open Firmware loader, Revision 0.1 (root@xserve.lan.xcllnt.net, Mon Jun 14 22:46:01 UTC 2010) Memory: 1310720KB Booted from: /pci@f2000000/mac-io@17/ata-3@20000/disk@0 Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf /boot/kernel/kernel data=3D0x72c6b8+0x3e280 = syms=3D[0x4+0x5ac60+0x4+0x7d924] - Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]... Kernel entry at 0x100100 ... Decrementer exception at %SRR0: 00100100 %SRR1: 10003030 Apple PowerBook6,5 4.8.7f1 BootROM built on 09/23/04 at 16:13:38 Copyright 1994-2004 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Welcome to Open Firmware, the system time and date is: 01:53:56 = 06/17/2010 To continue booting, type "mac-boot" and press return. To shut down, type "shut-down" and press return. ok 0 > _ Cheers, Paul.=