From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 3 03:40:17 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DACECC56 for ; Thu, 3 Jan 2013 03:40:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f174.google.com (mail-ob0-f174.google.com [209.85.214.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B4E61F5 for ; Thu, 3 Jan 2013 03:40:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f174.google.com with SMTP id ta14so13379448obb.19 for ; Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:40:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=fOeRNuSsN9MFEa1pTWypa2rRwIbz8UlbS7THrugd/p8=; b=NarJV11KmIEoQUz9LtAEs1KQQBB7GcrUu8K6jWxU+SJTp6PT82KyV0rUmYhoM/LI2U evuPQu+9WRmjpwwPa4rcJRtjuc4Iq+yEFlbcHqzfOOVn15AiWQumpsMP43NK2lT9LVNk FJBfGBXfKIJY/IWF6Dh64QRHVisZjniH3yCom6cPr6Omg1rMeuEEBLuwCur3fXDh3IAm 2NVJ7/yzbmXUc+ELp3zU8kG80r+kID3+VV23ddUCkdfLnCqi1gz9eoIxRacn7aeOUkwP SlepZvfaNbXP7RM6ZRLboc9ZV3Aw8/JvFqUHxFxFNZapvw5aX6ifvQ9S4JS0t6sqcVhG GCIQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.27.193 with SMTP id v1mr26127889oeg.99.1357184410794; Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:40:10 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.182.160.99 with HTTP; Wed, 2 Jan 2013 19:40:10 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 22:40:10 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Installing through usb "laplink" cable. From: Super Bisquit To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:40:17 -0000 I'm assuming that this is a "double bulk" device. One the i386 install, I'm not able to register the device with the normal usb kernel modules. The idea is to use it as a serial connection and to watch the install process on the i386. The data display cable is still messed up and I do not know how to switch the video output to the vga connection with the openfirmware forth prompt. So...... I need help with the above processes. If the video output can be routed to the vga output, then using the usb cable may not be necessary. The other problem is that the DVD drive is grinding and has rejected every disk inserted. I'm not sure if the usb boot is available on it. Since I am also not the original owner nor the second owner, updating firmware has become a futile effort- don't know the root password. Any suggestions to solving this. Thanks.