From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 5 08:35:01 2012 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 8BEE11065672 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 08:35:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lyubomir@grigorovl.eu) Received: from gateway02.websitewelcome.com (gateway02.websitewelcome.com [69.93.106.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 483148FC0C for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 08:35:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gateway02.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 49B982C97CD80; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 02:14:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from gator1718.hostgator.com (gator1718.hostgator.com [184.173.215.146]) by gateway02.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F83A2C97CD60 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 02:14:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from [75.36.214.55] (port=60057 helo=neonz.localnet) by gator1718.hostgator.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RiiTR-0002iD-I0; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:14:57 -0600 From: Lyubomir Grigorov To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org, nwhitehorn@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 00:14:49 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (FreeBSD/9.0-RC3; KDE/4.7.3; amd64; ; ) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1381595.635mJFZm2r"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201201050014.57718.lyubomir@grigorovl.eu> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1718.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - grigorovl.eu X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: adsl-75-36-214-55.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net (neonz.localnet) [75.36.214.55]:60057 X-Source-Auth: lyubomir+grigorovl.eu X-Email-Count: 2 X-Source-Cap: YWxha2F6YW07YWxha2F6YW07Z2F0b3IxNzE4Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= Cc: Subject: Re: POWER3 / IBM 7028-6E1 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, 05 Jan 2012 08:35:01 -0000 --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--