Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 00:14:49 -0800 From: Lyubomir Grigorov <lyubomir@grigorovl.eu> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org, nwhitehorn@freebsd.org Subject: Re: POWER3 / IBM 7028-6E1 Message-ID: <201201050014.57718.lyubomir@grigorovl.eu>
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--nextPart1381595.635mJFZm2r Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >The 64-bit kernelwill certainly not work, as it depends on the newer MMU=20 >architecture >introduced with the POWER4. NetBSD is in the same state, only 32-bit kernel boots. Debian Linux (and ot= her=20 distros I assume) are able to boot a 64-bit kernel on that machine, though. >I don't know a lot about POWER3. Your hardware isn't supported, for sure.= =20 >It's possible the 9.0 PowerPC builds do something on it, and it would be=20 >interesting to see what if you feel like trying. If it manages to print=20 >anything to console, it's possible support could be added. My machine didn't recognize the CD as bootable. I went through the image, b= ut=20 I didn't find yaboot. Are you using it? I ended up installing the ofppc port of NetBSD. It was just popping in the = CD=20 and booting. I had to tweak it a bit, but it boots and works now. This is my first exposure to NetBSD and it's a bit different. I wish FreeBS= D=20 could work on the machine. One thing to note is that this is the ofppc (ope= n=20 firmware) port of NetBSD, not the ppc one (which is for macs). What are the chances of a "working" version of FreeBSD booting on POWER3-II= ? I=20 doubt this will help at all, but here is the dmesg from NetBSD along with s= ome=20 info on Open Firmware that troubled me booting: http://grigorovl.eu/hardware/netbsd-5-1-on-ibm-pseries-610-7028-6e1/ Cheers. =2D- Lyubomir Grigorov (bgalakazam) --nextPart1381595.635mJFZm2r Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJPBVwBAAoJEDmxOw4kunU9brcP/AmcJOlQfvayslO+l7779Lo7 e4SrhCANLIvw0VhHIX+B6FF3znZZqFTnPLYTmt9StaVgNZddoEpI6/IjwJ7TH4bS wYm2fCjk5H9Mn/Fw/t0bNWzvz9duaH0pXUm2Zwqe3W3WY9fynwBJLN1V9qDaj6UK t+G+W5y0fD5z9sEOA2FB2G+IWsQfr0N6PMurgAxtqptV3Qfm5o+VKmyAx83ltaEm m+BSOMTs6BC70sFmvuqBJ+ubXWuoHmm5RM01hpOPJx+qF4KthpaIJYAnyBMTR1Ds tHa3vHFYSdC8vusiemc6WtJU3nRzF19bGuYiswN39aX4n2JC9FgRS8Aqei+UTIUc tEp70LZ2Csqw3GhB9vylTfNB+dyvTdYFdRh+zA5c/W3EmM6tOkSq/3JluzucBCfb 8XtYLf23M2GTZLAmr955AlAgxjLP/s0vgrHM9kJtEMtAUMcsvUAMIm9iOIphbdvj nkEYg0PTaVPvByTBo8N1CY5I9Yc9c/VltMYoY5x7dsatYbunzx1NIzQzSveP7Bmx TLR/H4rYZPcSLFiQykLjqur+PAUE461yEinh1JKX+I6YRtrIiU9yHveX+qJFrjwX SR+84lpdEMldjzPyCR6HFWA6nuYkwF7oDOduJMuyLwTEEgvjAnRqK/vyWBzcaJOL xX2r9tnbbhUFTcUPFgiY =P3R+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1381595.635mJFZm2r--
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