Rescue FreeBSD (PowerPC)??

[Gerald A]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:52 AM, Peter Grehan <grehan at freebsd.org> wrote:

> The new "LiveCD" for x86 and amd64 isn't half bad, and feels a lot
>> like the installer disk.
>>
>
>  The reason this isn't being built as part of the pp release process is
> that it hasn't been determined what the mkisofs switches are to create a
> bootable hybrid 9660/HFS image and also deal with the hard links that
> FreeBSD creates without blowing out the size beyond a CD.


Could it work as a DVD? (Can DVD PPC's be booted from a DVD?)

I think both of my Blue and White's have DVDs in them. If I can get this
far, I can work on...


>  So here's a call to action for ppc hackers: experiment and see if you can
> work out what the magic incantation is. Start off by looking at the scripts
> in src/release/powerpc.
>

I'm very familiar with FreeBSD. Would it be possible to cross compile world?
(I know it is in theory, but is it a few switches that need tweaking, or is
it microsurgery and headaches that will take weeks to sort out?). I'd love
to get FreeBSD on my Blue and Whites, and am willing to fiddle a bit.
Is it better to cross compile, or should I invest some time getting a hosted
env on PPC going first? Any thoughts or advice are appreciated.

Thanks,
Gerald