Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:16:02 -0700 (PDT) From: tom armistead <tom.armistead@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: IMAC G3 (700Mhz) 7.2 & 8.0 install fails with "fatal kernel trap:" Message-ID: <378244.16232.qm@web58106.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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Hello,=0A=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 I recently received a IMAC G3 (700Mhz, circa 2001) = and want to run FreeBSD on it.=A0 =A0 I tried 8.0, 7.2 and on both, the ins= tall fails very early on with a fata kernel trap message.=0A=0AI break into= the OF prompt then type:=0A=0Aboot cd:,\boot\loader cd:0=0A=0AIt looks lik= e it starts the loader ok and it looks like it does it's thing and starts t= he kernel but then after just a second or two, the kernel fails with the fo= llowing messages:=0A=0Afatal kernel trap:=0A=A0 =A0 exception =3D 0x4 (inst= ruction storage trap)=0A=A0 =A0 virtual address =3D 0x5121c8=0A=A0 =A0 srr0= =3D 0x5121c8=0A=A0 .... and so on.=0A=0AI found a suggestion about pausing= in the loader and shutting off fireware (slot 14) using a set command.=A0= =A0=A0I tried doing that but it made no difference.=0A=0AI tried with both = 8.0, 7.2 (and a quick test with 6.2) but none of them worked.=0A=0AShould F= reeBSD install work on an IMAC G3 700Mhz or am I beating a dead horse? =0A= =0AI also tried updating the IMAC firmware to the latest (1.4.9) but it mad= e no difference.=A0 =0A=0AThe IMAC does boot OSX just fine.=A0=A0=A0It also= booted a Linux install CD (YellowDog I think...).=A0=A0=A0So, I'm pretty s= ure the HW is functioning properly...=0A=0AI did boot the FreeBSD 8.0 insta= ll CD on my eMAC (1.42Ghz) and it started up into the installer without pro= blem. =0A=0A=0A=0A
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