Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:16:02 -0700 (PDT) From: tom armistead <tom.armistead@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: IMAC G3 (700Mhz) 7.2 & 8.0 install fails with "fatal kernel trap:" Message-ID: <378244.16232.qm@web58106.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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Hello, I recently received a IMAC G3 (700Mhz, circa 2001) and want to run FreeBSD on it. I tried 8.0, 7.2 and on both, the install fails very early on with a fata kernel trap message. I break into the OF prompt then type: boot cd:,\boot\loader cd:0 It looks like it starts the loader ok and it looks like it does it's thing and starts the kernel but then after just a second or two, the kernel fails with the following messages: fatal kernel trap: exception = 0x4 (instruction storage trap) virtual address = 0x5121c8 srr0 = 0x5121c8 .... and so on. I found a suggestion about pausing in the loader and shutting off fireware (slot 14) using a set command. I tried doing that but it made no difference. I tried with both 8.0, 7.2 (and a quick test with 6.2) but none of them worked. Should FreeBSD install work on an IMAC G3 700Mhz or am I beating a dead horse? I also tried updating the IMAC firmware to the latest (1.4.9) but it made no difference. The IMAC does boot OSX just fine. It also booted a Linux install CD (YellowDog I think...). So, I'm pretty sure the HW is functioning properly... I did boot the FreeBSD 8.0 install CD on my eMAC (1.42Ghz) and it started up into the installer without problem.home | help
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