Re: Netbooting an xserve G5?

On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 11:06:55AM +0000, Abu Hussain Al Mukhtar wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> As the subject line implies, I am looking for a way to netboot an
> XServe G5 using the ppc64 port. This server I got for close to nothing
> is on an excellent state, though unfortunately, the CD drive is not
> really working (it ejects every CD/DVD I have ever tried to feed it), and
> there are conflicting accounts on whether or not these machines can boot
> from an USB stick.

I've never bothered to boot my macs from removable media, and always
preferred netbooting, esp. given how easy it is to setup.  This is the
first option recommended by grehan@ in his guide* and that's how I've
installed FreeBSD on all my G4/G5 machines.  HTH,

./danfe

*) https://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/install.html