Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:40:24 +0100 From: Andreas Tobler <andreast-list@fgznet.ch> To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: powerpc64 status and request for testers Message-ID: <4B803AA8.4010204@fgznet.ch> In-Reply-To: <4B7970D7.4010702@freebsd.org>
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On 15.02.10 17:05, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > svn co svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/projects/ppc64 > cd ppc64 > make buildworld TARGET_ARCH=powerpc # Get boot loader from this > world for TFTP > cp /usr/obj/powerpc/.../sys/boot/loader/powerpc/ofw/loader > /tftpboot/loader.ppc64 > make buildworld buildkernel TARGET_ARCH=powerpc64 WITHOUT_BOOT=1 > make installworld installkernel TARGET_ARCH=powerpc64 > DESTDIR=/some/nfs/export WITHOUT_BOOT=1 I'd like to add some notes here, just for reference. After having installed the stuff do the following: (from diskless(7)) Still sitting in the source tree. % cd etc % setenv DESTDIR /some/nfs/export % make distribution This will populate some important files in the etc directory. W/o this step I ended with some magic lockups since my nfs directory could not be mounted (rw). Then you'd need to modify your etc/fstab and your etc/rc.conf Here are my samples: [andreast@tc] /export/netboot/ppc64/etc/> cat fstab # Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass# server:/nfs-mount / nfs rw 0 0 [andreast@tc] /export/netboot/ppc64/etc/> cat rc.conf hostname="bohrium.andreas.nets" ifconfig_gem0="DHCP" nfs_client_enable="YES" sshd_enable="YES" ntpd_enable="YES" keymap=swissgerman.macbook.acc ntpdate_flags="europe.pool.ntp.org" ntpdate_enable="YES" rpcbind_enable="YES" rpc_statd_enable="YES" > Then set up a DHCP server for netbooting, turn on tftpd, and issue a > command like boot enet:0,loader.ppc64 from open firmware on the target > machine. If you give this code a try, please let me know the results. During a private mail exchange we found out that the current loader does not really work with netbooting. A patch is needed, I guess it will be applied soon on this branch. For the record, this is the ci on trunk: http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=204129 And now some notes to my machine, it is a Dual G5, 1.8GHz. SMP does not work yet. Also, the network interface is not supported yet, the chip behind is a Broadcom 5421 or also known as 54K2. I need to find the right way to integrate the driver into the network framework. I'd like to thank Nathan for this impressive work, it rocks! Andreashome | help
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