29 jan snapshot on G5

[l***@gmail.com]

Hi,

I've been trying to install a snapshot on a Power Mac G5, PowerMac7,2.
No success... I'm able to boot from the CD, bootloader starts and hangs
on:

Loading ELF

OpenBSD/macppc BOOT 1.1

boot>
booting /ht/***@5/ata-6/***@0:/4.9/macppc/bsd.rd: 7707924+420312 [82+147248+133394]=0x805198

Is there anything I could do to about it? Or is it just unsupported?
From the list of supported hardware, I could see that some PowerMac7,2
are supported, but couln't find my graphic card...

Here's what's on the box:

Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2
Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 3.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.0.7f0

Graphics: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
HD: Maxtor 7V250F0

Thanks
--
Luis

[Luis Henriques]

Still no progress with this... most probably, my box is not currently
supported.
- Either the ofwboot fails to load and jump into the bsd.rd, or
- There is a very early crash in the kernel.

I have another macppc box running obsd, so I am able to actually hack
the kernel to try to figure out what's going on. Any ideas on
where/how to start? Is it worth starting with the ofwboot or the
problem is most probably on the kernel?

(I was looking at the ofwboot code, and I can see some #ifdef
__notyet__ there. Any hints on what this code is supposed to do? I
know it is related with OF support...)

Thanks,
--
Luis

Post by l***@gmail.com
Hi,
I've been trying to install a snapshot on a Power Mac G5, PowerMac7,2.
No success... I'm able to boot from the CD, bootloader starts and hangs
Loading ELF

OpenBSD/macppc BOOT 1.1

boot>
Is there anything I could do to about it? Or is it just unsupported?
From the list of supported hardware, I could see that some PowerMac7,2
are supported, but couln't find my graphic card...
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2
Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 3.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.0.7f0
Graphics: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
HD: Maxtor 7V250F0
Thanks
--
Luis

[Super Bisquit]

Hve you tried with 4.8 RELEASE or STABLE?

Post by Luis Henriques
Still no progress with this... most probably, my box is not currently
supported.
- Either the ofwboot fails to load and jump into the bsd.rd, or
- There is a very early crash in the kernel.
I have another macppc box running obsd, so I am able to actually hack
the kernel to try to figure out what's going on. Any ideas on
where/how to start? Is it worth starting with the ofwboot or the
problem is most probably on the kernel?
(I was looking at the ofwboot code, and I can see some #ifdef
__notyet__ there. Any hints on what this code is supposed to do? I
know it is related with OF support...)
Thanks,
--
Luis

Post by l***@gmail.com
Hi,
I've been trying to install a snapshot on a Power Mac G5, PowerMac7,2.
No success... I'm able to boot from the CD, bootloader starts and hangs
Loading ELF

OpenBSD/macppc BOOT 1.1

boot>

[82+147248+133394]=0x805198

Post by l***@gmail.com
Is there anything I could do to about it? Or is it just unsupported?
From the list of supported hardware, I could see that some PowerMac7,2
are supported, but couln't find my graphic card...
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2
Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 3.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.0.7f0
Graphics: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
HD: Maxtor 7V250F0
Thanks
--
Luis

[l***@gmail.com]

Post by Super Bisquit
Hve you tried with 4.8 RELEASE or STABLE?

Yes, I did. Same result.
Currently, I'm trying to figure out where the issue is. ofwboot seems to
do its job, loading the elf into memory and jumping to the correct address.

It will take me some time to figure out exactly where the problem is (just
guessing, but I believe it is when the kernel tries to initialise the
console...). And most probably it will take me even more time to try to
solve it. If ever...

Post by Super Bisquit

Post by Luis Henriques
Still no progress with this... most probably, my box is not currently
supported.
- Either the ofwboot fails to load and jump into the bsd.rd, or
- There is a very early crash in the kernel.
I have another macppc box running obsd, so I am able to actually hack
the kernel to try to figure out what's going on. Any ideas on
where/how to start? Is it worth starting with the ofwboot or the
problem is most probably on the kernel?
(I was looking at the ofwboot code, and I can see some #ifdef
__notyet__ there. Any hints on what this code is supposed to do? I
know it is related with OF support...)
Thanks,
--
Luis

Post by l***@gmail.com
Hi,
I've been trying to install a snapshot on a Power Mac G5, PowerMac7,2.
No success... I'm able to boot from the CD, bootloader starts and hangs
Loading ELF

OpenBSD/macppc BOOT 1.1

boot>

[82+147248+133394]=0x805198

Post by l***@gmail.com
Is there anything I could do to about it? Or is it just unsupported?
From the list of supported hardware, I could see that some PowerMac7,2
are supported, but couln't find my graphic card...
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2
Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 3.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.0.7f0
Graphics: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
HD: Maxtor 7V250F0
Thanks
--
Luis