Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:56:16 -0500 (CDT) From: "Ross Gohlke" <ross@grinz.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation preparation questions Message-ID: <50534.74.170.92.99.1210697776.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> In-Reply-To: <48290C83.4030406@freebsd.org> References: <4821C6AB.3080101@uchicago.edu> <4821C85A.7090605@freebsd.org> <4821C945.5030008@uchicago.edu> <4821C9DB.4080008@freebsd.org> <48221F56.5040900@uchicago.edu> <48262875.6020302@uchicago.edu> <50782.74.170.92.99.1210570005.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> <20AE25CE-43BF-4668-B8D5-EDDE16A66141@mac.com> <50757.74.170.92.99.1210609033.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> <3A5B0AA7-34C1-45EA-89BC-C1CD4C75380C@mac.com> <50085.74.170.92.99.1210646399.squirrel@grinzport.grinz.com> <48290C83.4030406@freebsd.org>
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> Hi Ross, > >> My six year-old TiBook is still more reliable (and better outfitted) >> than >> some recent i386 laptops I've used. I can't wait to give it to my Mom as >> a >> starter Internet terminal - as soon as I can install PC-BSD on it! > > I don't want to burst your bubble, but the FreeBSD/ppc install > currently makes NetBSD's install look like PC-BSD :( Maybe I'm just really bad at finding the right BSD documentation. I wrestled with NetBSD on a PowerMac G4 a while back and gave up. I am not a hardware guy, and fiddling with system-level settings is something I would rather avoid. Monitor frequency? Give me a break! I have been able to boot FreeBSD/ppc Installer CD (downloaded from ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/powerpc/, burned using Disk Utility, booted holding down C) on a PowerMac G4, an iBook G4 and a Powerbook G4. And there waiting for me is good old sysinstall. Pull up http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/using-sysinstall.html. >From there it's as easy or hard as any FreeBSD install. What am I missing? Ross >> Plenty of Xserves are also destined for the garbage bin, which is a >> pitty. >> They run like tops. > > If you see or here of any of this happening, please let me (and I > suspect Marcel) know - I will gladly take XServes off anyone's hands and > re-purpose them into the FreeBSD build cluster. > >> FreeBSD rocks! > > Now this I do agree with you :) > > later, > > Peter. >
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