POWER3 / IBM 7028-6E1

[Super Bisquit]

I don't know what you and Nathan talked about; but, did you try the PPC(32)
or PPC64?
Also, what is the layout of the NetBSD CD? The PPC(64) CDs have a HFS boot
partition that is recognized by the Apple-Mac firmware version of Open
Firmware/Boot. You may want to contact the Open Firmware mailing list and
ask for the boot commands.

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:14 AM, Lyubomir Grigorov <lyubomir at grigorovl.eu>wrote:

> >The 64-bit kernelwill certainly not work, as it depends on the newer MMU
> >architecture >introduced with the POWER4.
> NetBSD is in the same state, only 32-bit kernel boots. Debian Linux (and
> other
> distros I assume) are able to boot a 64-bit kernel on that machine, though.
>
> >I don't know a lot about POWER3. Your hardware isn't supported, for sure.
> >It's possible the 9.0 PowerPC builds do something on it, and it would be
> >interesting to see what if you feel like trying. If it manages to print
> >anything to console, it's possible support could be added.
> My machine didn't recognize the CD as bootable. I went through the image,
> but
> I didn't find yaboot. Are you using it?
>
> I ended up installing the ofppc port of NetBSD. It was just popping in the
> CD
> and booting. I had to tweak it a bit, but it boots and works now.
> This is my first exposure to NetBSD and it's a bit different. I wish
> FreeBSD
> could work on the machine. One thing to note is that this is the ofppc
> (open
> firmware) port of NetBSD, not the ppc one (which is for macs).
>
> What are the chances of a "working" version of FreeBSD booting on
> POWER3-II? I
> doubt this will help at all, but here is the dmesg from NetBSD along with
> some
> info on Open Firmware that troubled me booting:
>
> http://grigorovl.eu/hardware/netbsd-5-1-on-ibm-pseries-610-7028-6e1/
>
> Cheers.
> --
> Lyubomir Grigorov (bgalakazam)
>