From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 31 16:21:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FD1716A401 for ; Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:21:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@genesi-usa.com) Received: from mail.genesippc.com (mithrandir.softwarenexus.net [66.98.186.96]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14C7443D49 for ; Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:21:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matt@genesi-usa.com) Received: from [81.253.67.201] (helo=yukito) by mail.genesippc.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1FPMMT-0009Ic-0A for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:20:33 +0000 From: "Matt Sealey" To: Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:21:33 -0600 Organization: Genesi Message-ID: <009401c654df$2f10fb00$f8ad17ac@bakuhatsu.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Thread-Index: AcZU3yxTjYIe4GP+Q7CHhdmciQyzsQ== Subject: Six-monthly FreeBSD on Pegasos Update Request :) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: matt@genesi-usa.com List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:21:37 -0000 Hi guys, I'm curious again as there seems to be activity around here again. If FreeBSD PPC "basically works" (up to the point that people are messing around with Ports) then what *EXACTLY* is the hold-up with booting this on PegasosPPC? NetBSD have expressed some interest in providing a "firmware abstracted" approach using the OF and RTAS (and in future Genesi extensions) and we have a couple bugs to fix, but I didn't think the FreeBSD direction was the same - instead going for booting, native drivers (all Pegasos devices barring Gigabit Ethernet are supported in FreeBSD i386). Is there a sticky point like a kernel panic, firmware bug, lack of documentation, lack of help from Genesi team etc. that we can sit down and solve together? I'd also like to get some clarification of who in the FreeBSD team has a Pegasos or ODW, and if it's in use or not (see above). Thanks guys, -- Matt Sealey Manager, Genesi, Developer Relations