iBook powerpc FreeBSD

[Peter Grehan]

Hi Sean,

> I created an entry in fstab for the cdrom and was able to
> mount and read a copy of FreeSBIE (if you haven't tried it
> this livecd is pretty cool -- looks like a great way to
> check out compatible hardware in the store).

  One of the FreeSBIE developers has looked at doing a PPC
version, but I'll have to resurrect kld support before
that can happen.

> netstat complains about kvm -- I recall that was an issue
> earlier as well.  Should it work or is this just something
> you've not got to yet?

  Still haven't gotten to it.

> I have rpcbind, rpc.statd, and rpc.lockd running on the
> server but I'm still getting flock errors.  Maybe I missed
> some configuration detail somewhere?  I can edit files
> without issue but I'm prevented from successfully running
> either passwd or adduser.  Any pointers?

  Sorry, can't help out there.

> Anything in particular you'd like me to test?  I'm planning
> to try netbooting my girlfriend's late model 17" 1.33 GHz
> powerbook this evening.

  That sounds a good one to try out. There's been a report of
the Kauai ATA controller not being probed on that model so it
will be something to look for.

> How's the G5 hacking coming?

  A bit slow at the moment, but I'll get back into it when I'm
bored with GarageBand :-)

> I'm thinking a G5 notebook would be a nice replacement for
> my Dell sometime in the next year.  ;-)

  And even better if FreeBSD could run on it :-)

later,

Peter.