From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 5 16:33:18 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B68A16A41C for ; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 16:33:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from seanmwelch@yahoo.com) Received: from smtp100.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp100.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [216.136.174.138]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E8BA243D53 for ; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 16:33:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from seanmwelch@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 19039 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2005 16:33:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO NitroPhys.welchsmnet.net) (seanmwelch@66.41.102.215 with plain) by smtp100.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Jul 2005 16:33:17 -0000 Received: from NitroPhys.welchsmnet.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by NitroPhys.welchsmnet.net (8.13.1/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j65GVvvu018535; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:31:57 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from seanmwelch@yahoo.com) Received: (from welchsm@localhost) by NitroPhys.welchsmnet.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j65GVuOU018534; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:31:56 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from seanmwelch@yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:31:55 -0500 From: Sean Welch To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050705163155.GA18493@NitroPhys.welchsmnet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Subject: Mac Mini and Xorg X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean_Welch@alum.wofford.org List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:33:18 -0000 I recently acquired a Mac mini (the 1.25GHz variety) and successfully installed FreeBSD from the iso located on Grehan's page (6.0-20050518-SNAP-powerpc-disc1.iso). The machine is running very nicely so far and I've managed to compile bash, screen, and Xorg without any extra effort (just copied over a current set of ports updated Friday). As I was unable to get X up on the console I took a look around and found the following page: http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html As the sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap does not seem to exist on my system I'm guessing I'll have to compile a new kernel? If not I'd really like to know before starting it... ;-) I'm working with someone else who would like to use Mac minis as X-terminals so my eventual goal would be to produce a new iso image that will allow an install that "just works." That way he can just mass deploy it (I'll be making packages as part of that effort). Specific directions from anyone who has already gotten Xorg running well on the Mac mini are *very* welcome, as are any other suggestions. Sean