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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1 PPC64 on XServe G5 hangs at Openfirmware Loader
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On 12/18/14 09:29, Britt Dodd wrote:
> I'm trying to resurrect my XServe G5 and load FreeBSD 10.1 on it. It gets
> to the "Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf" part and just hangs after about
> five seconds. Is this normal, or do I need to reset NVRAM/PRAM or
> something? 10.0-RC3 does boot fine on the same machine.
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That is not normal, no. Are you booting from the CD?
-Nathan