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Date:      Sun, 9 Dec 2018 17:28:44 -0500
From:      Tom Pusateri <pusateri@bangj.com>
To:        Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: recent problems with PowerMac G5 64 bit USB
Message-ID:  <72C3F8DE-D1FF-47CA-82D3-B815C89C1F1F@bangj.com>
In-Reply-To: <29012A76-7120-4E04-A457-BACBCB1F1213@bangj.com>
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I sent a screenshot but that got dropped.

It says:

usb_alloc_device: set address 3 failed (USB_ERR_TIMEOUT, ignored)
usbd_setup_device_desc: getting device descriptor at addr 3 failed, =
USB_ERR_TIMEOUT
usbd_req_re_enumerate: addr=3D3, set address failed! (USB_ERR_TIMEOUT, =
ignored)


> On Dec 9, 2018, at 5:22 PM, Tom Pusateri <pusateri@bangj.com> wrote:
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> Thanks for the detailed instructions.
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> I=E2=80=99m still getting USB timeouts even after setting =
kern.smp.disabled=3D1 and so no keyboard after boot -sv
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>=20
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>> On Dec 9, 2018, at 5:00 PM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> =
wrote:
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>> On 12/9/18 4:46 PM, Michael Tuexen wrote:
>>>> On 9. Dec 2018, at 22:26, Tom Pusateri <pusateri@bangj.com> wrote:
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>>>> I dusted off a PowerMac dual CPU G5 the other day ...
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>> I have one of those running well.
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>> If you drop in on the irc chan I can walk you through the oddities =
and
>> secret magic step by step. Even then you may have some weird issues =
but
>> I have 12.0RC3 running fine and know what you will hit.
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>> You can read all aboit it if you like :
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>>   https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D233579
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>> However really all you need to do is hold down the 'C' key on your
>> keyboard and the machine should boot to the dvd. When you see the =
loader
>> start to do something on the screen wait for the countdown message. =
You
>> will see the thing count down from 10 ... 9.... 8.... 7... and it =
isn't
>> an explosive device.  Just hit some letter on the keyboard and you
>> should see a prompt.
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>> Type in :
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>> set kern.smp.disabled=3D1
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>> set debug.verbose_sysinit=3D1
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>> You don't really need that second one but verbose never hurt anyone. =
Much.
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>> Then type 'boot -sv' and hit enter for a verbose single user mode =
boot
>> process.
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>> That should get you a running live shell from the dvd and you will be
>> asked for what shell you want to run. Just hit enter. You will get a
>> prompt.
>>=20
>> If all that runs then you can type 'exit' and hit enter and then the
>> rest of the whole installer process will begin. It is fairly trivial
>> and be sure to just use the whole disk guided UFS made easy way of
>> things.
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>> Dennis Clarke
>>=20
>>=20
>> ps: you don't need the 'boot -sv' either. Just 'boot' works too but
>>   doesn't everyone like to see a shell prompt from install media?
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