From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 23:20:31 2011 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 5C37E1065670 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:20:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qw0-f54.google.com (mail-qw0-f54.google.com [209.85.216.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08B358FC18 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:20:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qwj9 with SMTP id 9so2271095qwj.13 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:20:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=NI/yEBqa/dAKl1DUKEYX1OMZ913HgmRJFwaNz7cQAAE=; b=BfItRZNm7ipfOy1qdCWvqXCIBin637dLXDNC78AxQFw5OA3OCDGvEq34Zlb00R1Ux+ v6UmD2c47A5jhjfA7rs/yDXcCbveiAbbpj10/+oFt6hcbpC4eg2UZ1d+oZ28liG3DYq2 6K5jn0qDzahtgVkeFEpG9zuMQkbTbORmjKyQY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=R6TNnBMQL7vNBqf/dBlcpaG0os++0/+uRpGWIKVrK/dmYDjozjE+m0OQ8urhTzvEei fshTOcnFAn4nrzLFYIrVOsmk/uCwAKnReGKD9aFMhIx0h8CTTh6Xy9Zw5d2MPkG2OZEg PenBS7UkGvbEZLOSwVgmr7/jDThpaFfsNnV7U= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.218.197 with SMTP id hr5mr57881qcb.14.1294959445087; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:57:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.187.7 with HTTP; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:57:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20110113220450.57d09983.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20110113220450.57d09983.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:57:24 -0500 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: Torfinn Ingolfsen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to install FreeBSD 8.2-RC1 on a PowerMac G5 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, 13 Jan 2011 23:20:31 -0000 Try using the PPC 64 snapshot that Nathan has set up. http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/FreeBSD-9.0-20101118-SNAP-powerpc64/ On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen < torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 8.2-RC1 on a PowerMac G5[1]. > The machine boots from the CD (disc1 image) when I press "C" on the > keyboard, but after booting, > when it shows the "Country Selection" dialog, the keyboard no longer works. > How do I fix / workaround this problem? > > FWIW, i also tried with FreeBSD 8.1-release (both on CD and from a usb > memory stick), the CD hung, > the memory stick has the same problem as 8.2-RC1; the keyboard is not > working when the "Country Selection" > dialog shows up. Full details on the FreeBSD page[2] for this machine. > > References: > 1) http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/powermac_g5 > 2) http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/powermac_g5_freebsd > -- > Torfinn > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >