Re: What's the plan for powerpc64 in FreeBSD 16
"Alexander Ziaee" <[email protected]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:33:33 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-11-26 10:50 -05:00 EST, "Minsoo Choo" <[email protected]> wrote: > PowerPC 970 for PowerMac G5 was the last big-endian processor that physically runs FreeBSD. Other big-endian power processors like the ones until POWER7 (Yes, I know POWER4 to 7 technically support bi-endian, but they were effectively big-endian-only due to lack of firmware and software support) are only supported through pSeries VM according to FreeBSD Hardware Notes. Well, I write those hardware notes. They contain just what I can find people have admitted to using. They say at the top "other configurations may also work, but simply have not been tested yet". "Feedback, updates, and corrections to this list are encouraged!" Yes, you reading this, that means you! Reply to this mail! Best, Alex