Re: Boot Loader: OFW network booting support

On Mon, Nov 14, 2022, 12:29 PM Chris <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2022-11-14 08:34, Warner Losh wrote:
> > I'd like to drop support for OFW network booting.
> >
> > These days, the only OpenFirmware machines are really old Mac G4 and G5
> > machines. Nothing else can use it (it used to be shared with sparc64
> > machines).
> >
> > I'm in the process of reworking some of the disk code, which touches the
> > OFW disk code which would force me to write extra code for OFW since it
> > doesn't fit the pattern we have on other architectures very well.
> >
> > So, rather than do a lot of work I can barely test (I might have an old
> G4
> > mac in my dad's old thing), I'm thinking about dropping the support,
> > especially since I don't think it's been used by anybody in a long time.
> >
> > Before I do that, though, I'd see if anyone is actively using it...
> I have a dual proc/800Mhz G4. But I would call it "hobby" class. Nothing
> that should require me to need or you continue FreeBSD (current) support.
>


Ever net boot it?

Warner

> Thanks for asking. :-)
> >
> > Warner
> --Chris