Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:15:57 +0300 From: Shlomi Marco <squigly@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to obtain PowerPC Kernel and System sources Message-ID: <CAKm19pkrgSvMYyTOQ_w2HwjceZZZCrs2h1%2BTK=J_Cgkg%2BKFMgw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <517D2A3D.2040009@wenks.ch> References: <CAKm19pmeQquyP%2BAFWK%2BKuq%2B-f0o9En3rFmANCG5LJ_G%2BVDWSfg@mail.gmail.com> <517D25CF.9000100@wenks.ch> <CAKm19pnKqbh5gZTLRpSRu2060t6BpB0w9LC5CAdVT34NkkSPHg@mail.gmail.com> <517D2A3D.2040009@wenks.ch>
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Fabian. Unfortunately G4 are 32-bit only so PowerPC 64 is a no-go for me. I'll go with your suggestion to checkout all and rebuild the entire system. Thanks again. S. On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Fabian Wenk <fabian@wenks.ch> wrote: > Hello Shlomi > > > On 28.04.2013 15:42, Shlomi Marco wrote: > >> Will do so. Just for general info, I've installed the system about 3 days >> ago from an ISO file I've downloaded from FreeBSD ftp. >> > > This seems rather odd, as FreeBSD 9.1 had been released on 30th. December > 2012, including the powerpc64 version. > > > Did I just accidentally downloaded an old iso, or did 9.1-RELEASE ISOs >> were >> never released? >> > > Ah, I guess I just see what could have happen to you. For FreeBSD 9.1 / > powerpc there are only 9.1-RC2 ISOs [1] available. But for FreeBSD 9.1 / > powerpc64 only the 9.1-RELEASE ISOs [2]. I guess the 32bit version of > powerpc never got released, but I do not know the reason or any details. > > [1] ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/**FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-powerpc/9.**1/<ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-powerpc/9.1/>; > [2] ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/**FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-powerpc64/**9.1/<ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-powerpc64/9.1/>; > > If your system does support the powerpc64 version, then it is probably > easier to just do a fresh installed with the powerpc64 9.1-RELEASE ISO. > > > PS: No need to use "reply all", reply only to the list is perfect, as I do > filter e-mails based on the "List-Id" header line. > > > > bye > Fabian > ______________________________**_________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc<http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc>; > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@**freebsd.org<freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org> > " >
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