From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 16 08:30:25 2005 Return-Path: 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 4F36516A4D0; Mon, 16 May 2005 08:30:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.xbsd.org (xbsd.org [82.233.2.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B89BB43DCA; Mon, 16 May 2005 08:30:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from flz@xbsd.org) Received: from localhost (localhost.xbsd.org [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.xbsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA6AA11B3A; Mon, 16 May 2005 10:31:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp.xbsd.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (srv1.xbsd.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 61212-01; Mon, 16 May 2005 10:31:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.20.107] (ALagny-109-1-6-62.w81-50.abo.wanadoo.fr [81.50.23.62]) by smtp.xbsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AE1811AD6; Mon, 16 May 2005 10:31:04 +0200 (CEST) From: Florent Thoumie To: Peter Grehan In-Reply-To: <42840CEF.4000200@freebsd.org> References: <42840CEF.4000200@freebsd.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-kvZ8fekkcpoZSjkR3uWZ" Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 10:30:15 +0200 Message-Id: <1116232215.712.4.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at xbsd.org cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD from CD X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 08:30:25 -0000 --=-kvZ8fekkcpoZSjkR3uWZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Vendredi 13 mai 2005 =E0 12:11 +1000, Peter Grehan a =E9crit : > Hi Michael, >=20 > > Failing that, I concluded that it would be easiest to mount the=20 > > PowerBook (Pismo) in FireWire "target disk mode" on an x86 system from=20 > > which I can partition and install software either from install ISO=20 > > binaries or source. > >=20 > > Assumption: UFS2 under x86 will be the same as UFS2 under PowerPC. Flaw= ed? >=20 > Yes :( The FreeBSD UFS code will only work on the endian type that=20 > created the filesystem. (NetBSD can be compiled to do this - it detects=20 > the disk endian and byte-swaps appropriately). PPC and i386 won't be=20 > able to read a UFS volume created by the other. I thought PPC could work in both endian modes (31th or 63th bit=20 of MSR), that would mean FreeBSD/ppc could read UFS volumes=20 created by FreeBSD/i386 but not the opposite. Please tell me if I'm wrong. --=20 Florent Thoumie flz@xbsd.org --=-kvZ8fekkcpoZSjkR3uWZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCiFoXMxEkbVFH3PQRAntyAJ9EwYF6f4fzw+U8tENbojFW11Oc3wCfSbT3 gdKx3wpyTrWDOjqdWl5y1b8= =CRzY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-kvZ8fekkcpoZSjkR3uWZ--