From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 3 20:41:05 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 952E71065674; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 20:41:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f44.google.com (mail-pz0-f44.google.com [209.85.210.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 543418FC16; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 20:41:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by dakl33 with SMTP id l33so8615925dak.17 for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:41:05 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of superbisquit@gmail.com designates 10.68.233.67 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.68.233.67; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of superbisquit@gmail.com designates 10.68.233.67 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=superbisquit@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=superbisquit@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.68.233.67]) by 10.68.233.67 with SMTP id tu3mr20745228pbc.23.1330807265000 (num_hops = 1); Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:41:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=+bu39WIpIYRQdvq8w78qAMWzpPf4v6Cg5Ywm7N3XPdw=; b=N/Hi30b9bhCQXha7DvlahGSkK7BX95h50ksTvFrztOz3K/sKuUc2D8GGzLjfTZQ1df IG83yVAoMo0yg4HMMd0J0l/ULiiBGwTUPGnez0FeRR32Xlcr4LySicgXxzZM2hkopo8L cJzjRfBpDnhsUQssXSI83kbCkArOl48lQVQRwSs6RhTux4s3Rtls/ZATbnxI3mLUODlK x2+dWgeaehx8FYpxGzSFYajGioWpkac0SwItoqYkXkcQctbwhJghJWrBt/in+BBjA/u9 3GzNk+UG10nWaCv4UOqId+v7jMt6TBerIsnt1ldO1usQua4F4GQRex25NQ27hoKBjpMz +4rA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.233.67 with SMTP id tu3mr17755107pbc.23.1330807264750; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:41:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.68.23.199 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 12:41:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <277C1706-D1AE-4FC2-9486-AD361454398C@freebsd.org> References: <4F50F579.3000507@sesda2.com> <4F513C2E.30200@sesda2.com> <277C1706-D1AE-4FC2-9486-AD361454398C@freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 15:41:04 -0500 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: Nathan Whitehorn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Lucas Yamanishi , freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS rootfs on G5 970MP 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: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:41:05 -0000 Situations permitting, I may be able to setup a ppc64 machine through qemu for such. Probably will be asking Aurelian about the command line boot sequence. Are there any performance issues I need to know? You did ask for help. On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > It's some very low-level bug in the boot loader -> kernel init transition, > so kdb and such are unlikely to be helpful. > -Nathan > > > On Mar 2, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Lucas Yamanishi wrote: > > I have to bring up another machine next week. I was going to just dd >> the disk, but I'll try again if it'll be any help. >> >> Are there any kdb commands I should run when I get there? >> >> >> ##############################**############################ >> ## *question everything*learn something*answer nothing* ## >> ##############################**############################ >> ## Lucas Yamanishi ## >> ## Systems Administrator, ADNET Systems, Inc. ## >> ## 7515 Mission Drive, Suite A100 ## >> ## Lanham, MD 20706 ## >> ## 301-352-4646 ## >> ##############################**############################ >> >> On 03/02/2012 04:13 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mar 2, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Lucas Yamanishi wrote: >>> >>> Is it possible? >>>> >>>> I tried using 9.0-RELEASE. I followed the UFSBoot guide from the wiki >>>> using a UFS /bootdir slice. Everything was done to the T. zfs and >>>> opensolaris modules were specified in loader.conf. Unfortunately when I >>>> rebooted I got this error: >>>> >>>> 
>>>> Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot []...
>>>> Mounting from zfs:zroot failed with error 2: unknown file system.
>>>>
>>>> Loader variables:
>>>> vfs.root.mountfrom=zfs:zroot
>>>>
>>>> >>>> At this point I've settled for a UFS root with ZFS /var, /tmp, and /usr >>>> sub-hierarchies. Sorry, that means no logs, no kbd. >>>> >>> >>> It looks like there's a bug in the ppc64 loader(8) that prevents module >>> preload from working properly. I'll see if I can track it down, but am >>> very short on time at the moment (help appreciated). >>> -Nathan >>> >>> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@**freebsd.org > " >