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Emmanuel Dreyfus | 4 Jul 2004 00:58
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help wanted for ppc assembly

Hi

In order to implement the commpage routines for COMPAT_DARWIN, I need to
rtie a few small routines in assembly, such as spinlock management or
cache flush

Anyone can help?

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Roland Drake | 10 Jul 2004 23:18
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NetBSD and Performa 6360

Dear List:

This is my first post to this list.

I was doing some preliminary research into NetBSD and I came across the netbsd.org site with its mailing lists.

This is my first venture into this world, so I'm a complete novice. But at the same time,  I am most curious
about 
this world because I am trying to figure out ways of using my retired Performa 6360. Simply because it's old 
doesn't mean it's useless. It can function in some capacity.

I understand that my Performa model is supported but has specific issues with NetBSD, one of which is with
its 
built-in video card. To circumvent this issue, I understand that you can set up a serial terminal
connection with 
another computer to install NetBSD. Instead of the serial terminal connection, can I incorporate my
Performa 
6360 into my home network and install NetBSD from one of my Macs on the network? My home network 
consists of a Power Mac G4 466, a Powerbook G4 1.25, and a D-Link DI-624 Wireless router.

My particular Performa 6360 has been modified. It still has its original 1.2 GB IDE hard drive, but it has
been 
maxed out in terms of RAM (128MB), its internal modem has been removed and replaced with a COMM Slot II 
Ethernet card, and its original 160 MHz processor has been upgraded with a Sonnet G3 400 card.

Has anyone on this list tried to install NetBSD on a Performa 6360? If so, what can you tell me about your 
experience?

Any help or advice in this endeavour would be greatly appreciated.
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Roland Drake | 10 Jul 2004 23:18
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NetBSD and Performa 6360

Dear List:

This is my first post to this list.

I was doing some preliminary research into NetBSD and I came across the netbsd.org site with its mailing lists.

This is my first venture into this world, so I'm a complete novice. But at the same time,  I am most curious
about 
this world because I am trying to figure out ways of using my retired Performa 6360. Simply because it's old 
doesn't mean it's useless. It can function in some capacity.

I understand that my Performa model is supported but has specific issues with NetBSD, one of which is with
its 
built-in video card. To circumvent this issue, I understand that you can set up a serial terminal
connection with 
another computer to install NetBSD. Instead of the serial terminal connection, can I incorporate my
Performa 
6360 into my home network and install NetBSD from one of my Macs on the network? My home network 
consists of a Power Mac G4 466, a Powerbook G4 1.25, and a D-Link DI-624 Wireless router.

My particular Performa 6360 has been modified. It still has its original 1.2 GB IDE hard drive, but it has
been 
maxed out in terms of RAM (128MB), its internal modem has been removed and replaced with a COMM Slot II 
Ethernet card, and its original 160 MHz processor has been upgraded with a Sonnet G3 400 card.

Has anyone on this list tried to install NetBSD on a Performa 6360? If so, what can you tell me about your 
experience?

Any help or advice in this endeavour would be greatly appreciated.
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Johan Krüger-Haglert | 11 Jul 2004 12:47

Pegasos PowerPC port status

FreeBSD and NetBSD is still mentioned on the following webpage together 
with ekkoBSD:
http://www.pegasosppc.com/operating_systems.php

Are there anyone working on these ports right now? How far have they 
come? Both the Pegasos and Pegasos2? Would be intresting to hear how it 
goes since I both love the various BSDs and would like to get a myself a 
Pegasos2.
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Peter Hessler | 11 Jul 2004 19:48

Re: Pegasos PowerPC port status

OpenBSD experianced some issues with them, part of the story is described at
http://openbsd.org/pegasos.html

More of the story from Dale:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=108028112117093&w=2

More comments from someone else involved:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=108027872117087&w=2

Please be careful when dealing with Pegasos.

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:47:45 +0200
Johan Krüger-Haglert <aliquis <at> link-net.org> wrote:

:FreeBSD and NetBSD is still mentioned on the following webpage together 
:with ekkoBSD:
:http://www.pegasosppc.com/operating_systems.php
:
:Are there anyone working on these ports right now? How far have they 
:come? Both the Pegasos and Pegasos2? Would be intresting to hear how it 
:goes since I both love the various BSDs and would like to get a myself a 
:Pegasos2.

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Ignatios Souvatzis | 11 Jul 2004 21:26
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Re: NetBSD and Performa 6360

On Sat, Jul 10, 2004 at 05:18:29PM -0400, Roland Drake wrote:
> Dear List:
> 
> This is my first post to this list.
> 
> I was doing some preliminary research into NetBSD and I came across
> the netbsd.org site with its mailing lists.
> 
> This is my first venture into this world, so I'm a complete novice.
> But at the same time,  I am most curious about this world because
> I am trying to figure out ways of using my retired Performa 6360.

Performa == Apple Macintosh Performa, right? In this case, you should
subscribe and post to port-macppc <at> netbsd.org. This message is posted to
both, with reply-to: set to port-macppc for your convenience (with the
full original message cited).

port-powerpc <at>  is a list for technical discussions common to to all
NetBSD ports using PowerPC CPUs.

> Simply because it's old doesn't mean it's useless. It can function
> in some capacity.
> 
> I understand that my Performa model is supported but has specific
> issues with NetBSD, one of which is with its built-in video card.
> To circumvent this issue, I understand that you can set up a serial
> terminal connection with another computer to install NetBSD. Instead
> of the serial terminal connection, can I incorporate my Performa
> 6360 into my home network and install NetBSD from one of my Macs
> on the network? My home network consists of a Power Mac G4 466, a
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Claus Herrmann | 11 Jul 2004 21:53
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Re[2]: Pegasos PowerPC port status


I could have told them that ;) i worked for the company they had
before bplan :) and they where never trustworthy nor did they pay
their ppl money :-D

PH> OpenBSD experianced some issues with them, part of the story is described at
PH> http://openbsd.org/pegasos.html

PH> More of the story from Dale:
PH> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=108028112117093&w=2

PH> More comments from someone else involved:
PH> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=108027872117087&w=2

PH> Please be careful when dealing with Pegasos.

PH> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:47:45 +0200
PH> Johan Krüger-Haglert <aliquis <at> link-net.org> wrote:

PH> :FreeBSD and NetBSD is still mentioned on the following webpage together
PH> :with ekkoBSD:
PH> :http://www.pegasosppc.com/operating_systems.php
PH> :
PH> :Are there anyone working on these ports right now? How far have they
PH> :come? Both the Pegasos and Pegasos2? Would be intresting to hear how it
PH> :goes since I both love the various BSDs and would like to get a myself a
PH> :Pegasos2.
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zt | 15 Jul 2004 05:51

Boot hangs on PPC (Beige, G3, Desktop)

After installing NetBSD on my Power Mac, and setting the recommended variables 
in the Installation Document, the OS hangs during the boot process.  It looks 
like this: 

Open Firmwware 2.0f1
To continue booting the MacOS type: 
BYE<return> 
To continue booting from the default boot device type: 
BOOT<return> 
For Open Firmware serial I/O type: 
TTYA IO<return> 
 ok 
0 > boot
OF_open bootpath=ide0/disk <at> 0 
read stage 2 blocks: 01234567. done! 
starting stage 2... 

>> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.7 
>> (autobuild <at> tgm.netbsd.org, Tue Feb 10 23:44:14 UTC 2004) 
Cannot use bootpath 
Using boot-device instead 
no active package 3872492/ 

it ends with the cursor under the '/', after it stops spinning. 

I would like my Power Mac to boot.  Any ideas? 

Something I didn't see mentioned else where, but that some of you might want 
to know -- when I wrote the NetBSD floppy disk images (boot1.fs and boot2.fs) 
using rawrite2 on a windows PC, I would get read errors when trying to use
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markel | 22 Jul 2004 18:54

sysinst , reinstall sets

I have tried a few times to install netbsd , on an O F 3 emac , my trouble 
is in the 'reinstall sets or install aditional sets' option , It says wd0a 
didn't mount successfully and aborts the installation . I've only used mac 
os , so I don't know much about unix-like OS's , but I really want to get 
the system installed so I can start getting my feet wet . Thanks for the 
help! 

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