Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:57:17 -0400 From: Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> To: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ppc64 snapshot Message-ID: <j2zfd9cd3451004081857o4f39ac5dr8bcd16873c874c30@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4BBB6DC0.3030808@freebsd.org> References: <g2kfd9cd3451004041522pec1d3740l7e3551284b619b5@mail.gmail.com> <4BBB6DC0.3030808@freebsd.org>
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On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>wrote: > Justin Hibbits wrote: > >> I just got my hands on a dual-core G5 (Late 2005), and want to throw >> -CURRENT on it. Is there a snapshot available with the recent ppc64 >> changes >> that I could test out? >> >> - Justin >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > I just finished implementing the last missing feature in the 64-bit PowerPC > port, and there are no more 64-bit-specific bugs that I know about. Once M. > Warner Losh's build system changes are in the tree, I will submit a final > patch set for review, and merge it to head, but the port should be > completely usable at this point. > > System Compatibility: > - Apple G5 machines > > Caveats: > - Do not run ofwdump on an SMP system, as it can cause hangs (also a 32-bit > bug) > - Many ports (e.g. X and GTK) need patches not currently in the ports tree > to compile, since this is a new platform > > Instructions: > svn co http://svn.freebsd.org/base/projects/ppc64 > cd ppc64 > make buildworld buildkernel installkernel installworld distribution > DESTDIR=/path/to/installation TARGET_ARCH=powerpc64 > > I would appreciate any feedback or tests, as well as testing on 32-bit > Book-E systems to make sure I did not break anything. Many thanks to Andreas > Tobler for his tireless testing efforts during development of this port. > -Nathan > > I've finally had a chance to test it, but it hangs with the string Kernel entry at 0x1034e0... nothing more. I tried booting verbose, but that gave nothing, it looks like it may not even be leaving the loader. - Justin
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