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Subject: Re: Update on FreeBSD 6.0 ppc status ?
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Thanks Peter. Just for my education, what is keeping FreeBSD from 
supporting an internal keyboard and trackpad ?
Edward

Peter Grehan wrote:
> Hi Edward,
> 
>> Just wanted to check on what has changed since 
>> http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html was updated last june.
>> Is FreeBSD ppc now usable on a day to day basis (i.e. newbie-proof) or 
>> is it still at a too early stage for that ?
> 
> 
>  I'd say yes to usable, no to newbie-proof.
> 
>> "G4 ibooks/powerbooks - internal keyboard/mouse not supported," is 
>> that still an issue ?
> 
> 
>  Yes.
> 
>> Finally, I use a PowerBook Titanium (G4/667), with an external 
>> firewire DVD drive and FreeBSD would be installed on an existing 
>> partition on an external firewire HD. What are my chances ?
> 
> 
>  If you can dig up an external USB keyboard, your chances are excellent. 
> Firewire is supported.
> 
> later,
> 
> Peter.
> 
> 
>