Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:03:33 +0300 From: "Jukka A. Ukkonen" <jau789@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Bug 205458] 11.0-CURRENT/10-STABLE powerpc64: a PowerMac G5 specific sys/powerpc/ofw/ofw_machdep.c change for reliable PowerMac G5 booting (with lots of RAM) Message-ID: <6da942cf-8e1e-c440-f255-a4ac78c1f8fa@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <bug-205458-21-34YnzZWuVY@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-205458-21@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> <bug-205458-21-34YnzZWuVY@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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On 09/13/16 09:31, bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org wrote: > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=205458 > > --- Comment #5 from Mark Millard <markmi@dsl-only.net> --- > Nathan Whitehorn has put out a kernel patch that he is asking for help with > testing on PowerMac/iMac G5 variations. See: > > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc/2016-September/008413.html > > The patch is not just using __powerpc64__ instead of POWERMAC_G5_SPECIFIC_BUILD > in my presentation of my hack. > > Nathan has already tested a PowerMac11,2. > > If anyone reading this has any other type(s) of Apple G5's and is willing/able > it would be good to get in some testing before the change is made to the > kernel. > > I expect that it does not mater much which version/variation of 10.x, 11.0, or > 12 is used if the original boot problems can sometimes be observed before the > change. Although I'm not sure of the patch automatically applies nicely to all > possible vintages of those. > > > As for me. . . > > It will be a few weeks before I'll again have access in order to test a > PowerMac7,2 (or to independently repeat PowerMac11,2 testing). I'll not have > access to other Apple G5's. So my range of testing will be rather limited and > will not be soon. > I just tried the patch on a PowerMac G5 early 2005 model ... cpu0: IBM PowerPC 970 revision 2.2, 2000.19 MHz cpu0: Features dc000000<PPC32,PPC64,ALTIVEC,FPU,MMU> cpu0: HID0 511081<NAP,DPM,NHR,TBEN,ENATTN> which I think is a PowerMac7,3. It still panics right after it has reported VT(ofwfb). --jau
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