From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 3 07:38:08 2004 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 CF75016A4CE for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 07:38:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A9B943D1D for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 07:38:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from refugee@segfaulted.com) Received: from dagger.cc.vt.edu (IDENT:mirapoint@evil-dagger [10.1.1.11]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i23Fc7jm022641; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:38:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from zZzZ.segfaulted.com (hc6524a8b.dhcp.vt.edu [198.82.74.139]) by dagger.cc.vt.edu (MOS 3.4.4-GR) with SMTP id AJD03638; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:38:02 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:38:02 -0500 From: Suleiman Souhlal To: From@FreeBSD.ORG:Barry Hawkins Message-Id: <20040303103802.5bbd7c0d@zZzZ.segfaulted.com> In-Reply-To: <91CEB172-6D1B-11D8-8ED2-000A95A56C00@allthingscomputed.com> References: <91CEB172-6D1B-11D8-8ED2-000A95A56C00@allthingscomputed.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.9claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions regarding installation 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: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:38:08 -0000 Hello Barry, On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:03:38 -0500 Barry Hawkins wrote: > List, > I have decided to try and work through the CD installation > instructions from the site[0]. I have a couple of questions. > 1.) What is the "distribution" referred to in Item 1 of the > instructions? I think Peter means http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc-root-120204.tbz2 This contains all the files you need for a minimal 'install'. Also, it seems there is no more kernel at the URL given, but the file above should contain the latest kernel 'released' (which, I believe, does not contain a working driver for the kauai ata controller). If you have one of the newer powerbooks, you can get a kernel that should recognize your hard drives at: http://www.segfaulted.com/stuff/freebsd-ppc/kernel > 2.) Where do I get the files that are contained in the minimal > filesystem outlined in Item 2b of the instructions? The files are in: http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/ppc-root-120204.tbz2 > 3.) What is the recommended method for breaking before the loader > boots the kernel in Item 2b of the instructions? As soon as you turn on the computer, you have to press and hold option-command-o-f. Once you're in OpenFirmware, just follow the instructions from the site. Later, Suleiman Souhlal