Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:27:31 -0500 From: Evan Sabin <memereferencehere@gmail.com> To: Bill Sorenson <instructionset@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xserve G5 (RackMac3,1) Installation Issues on powerpc64 Message-ID: <79790369-FB4B-4CAD-B1DA-CB5D397FB26A@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CACcTwYkF420jLabDf8mUdOLJG2O9awLCcOOKTVodaNzw1CjnjQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <6A98081F-0C6B-4F26-B2E0-7E680B6CBF9D@gmail.com> <f9000035-a569-160f-c50d-9e533d937549@freebsd.org> <69091F24-0F71-4961-ABF4-E78A98EE915E@gmail.com> <CACcTwYkF420jLabDf8mUdOLJG2O9awLCcOOKTVodaNzw1CjnjQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Quick update: I restarted the machine by force and easily installed 12.0-CURRENT = without a hitch! Now portsnap refuses to extract packages despite = numerous force restarts, but who needs it anyway, right? Additional = issue: Fans will whir into top RPM (about 14,500) until reading sysctl = outputs of temp/fan, then it instantly decreases to about 2,000 RPM and = will do the same thing all over again. I can=E2=80=99t download pkg, I = can=E2=80=99t really do=E2=80=A6 much=E2=80=A6 with so little working at = the moment. I=E2=80=99ll report back eventually. > On Feb 14, 2018, at 1:58 PM, Bill Sorenson <instructionset@gmail.com> = wrote: >=20 > On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 10:19 AM, Evan Sabin > <memereferencehere@gmail.com> wrote: >> Firstly, likely to someone=E2=80=99s satisfaction and relief, I=E2=80=99= m now starting the CD the right way. I have a 10.3 install disk just in = case, but I started with 11.1 this morning, and this is what happened: >>=20 >> The installer runs using 11.1-STABLE, up until attempting to fetch = packages from ftp.freebsd.org. In such a case, all I get is repeated = =E2=80=9CFile unavailable (e.g. file not found, no access)=E2=80=9D = errors over and over until it gives up and claims it has failed to = retrieve the remote distribution. So that didn=E2=80=99t work worth a = darn. >>=20 >> Then, I did the unthinkable and installed 12.0-CURRENT with seemingly = no problems for the most part. Unfortunately =E2=80=94 and perhaps this = is standard procedure, though I doubt it =E2=80=94 kernel.txz is taking = ages to extract (it=E2=80=99s been about half an hour at the time of = writing). It=E2=80=99s been stuck at 21% for this time with no updates = despite being able to move the mouse and select text etc., but I=E2=80=99m= not keen on shutting down the system mid-install. Not to mention, the = system is running at full blast. Should I go ahead and stop this, then = try 10.3? >=20 > I defer to Nathan's expertise in this area but I would try 10.3 as I > can confirm that 'works for me.' >=20 > I'm going to start a build of 10.4 on my machine right now and I'll > see if it boots. If it doesn't I wont be able to collect more data > until this evening, I'm currently remote.
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