FreeBSD/powerpc on MPC5121

Jon BONG jon at bestunion.com.sg
Wed Jan 13 15:23:24 UTC 2010



Thank you guys for your help. I am a novice in bsd and linux, but I would 
love to try and learn more about it. I have a z9 and I would love to convert 
it to freebsd but I guess I have to put it on hold for the time being.

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From: "Rafal Jaworowski" <raj at semihalf.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:59 PM
To: "Justin Hibbits" <jrh29 at alumni.cwru.edu>
Cc: "Jon BONG" <jon at bestunion.com.sg>; <freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD/powerpc on MPC5121

>
> On 2010-01-12, at 19:15, Justin Hibbits wrote:
>
>> The closest to a live CD for PowerPC is the install CD.  If that boots 
>> and
>> works you should be good.
>
> This will not work. MPC5121 system needs extensions for the CPU (E300) 
> support code, and specific drivers for peripherals on the SoC, which are 
> not yet in the powerpc tree.
>
> Rafal
>
> 


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