Re: Power7 boot fail
Javi Hotmail <[email protected]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:01:58 +0000
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------HBXJ68PCUC3TJ4K2DKU37MYN3YWMKG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tim, I believe that in the recent past I definitely saw PPC64 memstick=2Eimg=2E= Perhaps this is a big on some of the post build scripts? Javi=2E On June 18, 2026 11:55:01 PM UTC, Timothy Turner <tlturner77@gmail=2Ecom> = wrote: >Going through the documentation in preparation for filing a bug report=2E= I >noticed this comment on section installing going through the >different installation file types=2E In the download section there is no >memstick version that I can find=2E Could someone verify that for PPC64 t= here >is no memstick=2Eimg install file type available? > >*-bootonly=2Eiso*: This is the smallest installation file as it only cont= ains >the installer=2E A working Internet connection is required during >installation as the installer will download the files it needs to complet= e >the FreeBSD installation=2E This file should be burned to optical media= =2E > >Adrian if you are interested in working on this I can setup a jump box wi= th >a serial connection to the s1 port=2E If you are in the midwest US we can >make arguments to hand this machine off to someone with more skills with >getting BSD on IBM=2E > >-Tim > > >On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 12:43=E2=80=AFPM Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd=2Eo= rg> wrote: > >> On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 at 22:49, Timothy Turner <tlturner77@gmail=2Ecom> w= rote: >> > >> > I have been working on testing BSD 15=2E1 on an IBM Power7=2E >> > IBM 8202 Model E4C >> > >> > I am booting via USB using SMS=2E The system does see the boot device= and >> I have successfully used the same USB device to boot into linux=2E I am >> getting the following error when using normal mode=2E >> > >> > Detected bad memory access to address: fffffffffffffffe >> > Package path =3D /packages/boot-mgr >> > >> > I am getting the same error on 14=2E4, both 14=2E4 and 15=2E1 were us= ing the >> bootonly iso=2E >> >> Is anything else logged before this? Would you mind filing a bug? >> >> I'd love to figure out how to fix this but without hardware or access >> to the hardware to be able to boot test images, we're kind of stuck :( >> >> >> >> >> -adrian >> ------HBXJ68PCUC3TJ4K2DKU37MYN3YWMKG Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></= head><body><div dir=3D"auto">Tim,<br>I believe that in the recent past I de= finitely saw PPC64 memstick.img. Perhaps this is a big on some of the post = build scripts?<br><br>Javi.</div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di= r=3D"auto">On June 18, 2026 11:55:01 PM UTC, Timothy Turner <tlturner77@= gmail.com> wrote:</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin= : 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-lef= t: 1ex;"> <div dir=3D"ltr">Going through the documentation in preparation f= or filing a bug report. I noticed this comment on section installing g= oing through the different installation file types. In the download se= ction there is no memstick version that I can find. Could someone verify th= at for PPC64 there is no memstick.img install file type available?<br><br><= blockquote> <code><strong>-bootonly.iso</strong></code>: This is the smallest=20 installation file as it only contains the installer. A working Internet=20 connection is required during installation as the installer will=20 download the files it needs to complete the FreeBSD installation. This=20 file should be burned to optical media.<br></blockquote><div>Adrian if you = are interested in working on this I can setup a jump box with a serial = ;connection to the s1 port. If you are in the midwest US we can make argume= nts to hand this machine off to someone with more skills with getting = BSD on IBM. </div><div><br></div><div>-Tim</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"= ><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a= ttr">On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 12:43=E2=80=AFPM Adrian Chadd <<a href=3D"m= ailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrot= e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0= .8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Tue, 16 Ju= n 2026 at 22:49, Timothy Turner <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"= target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > I have been working on testing BSD 15.1 on an IBM Power7.<br> > IBM 8202 Model E4C<br> ><br> > I am booting via USB using SMS. The system does see the boot device an= d I have successfully used the same USB device to boot into linux. I am get= ting the following error when using normal mode.<br> ><br> > Detected bad memory access to address: fffffffffffffffe<br> > Package path =3D /packages/boot-mgr<br> ><br> > I am getting the same error on 14.4, both 14.4 and 15.1 were using the= bootonly iso.<br> <br> Is anything else logged before this? Would you mind filing a bug?<br> <br> I'd love to figure out how to fix this but without hardware or access<br> to the hardware to be able to boot test images, we're kind of stuck :(<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> -adrian<br> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div></body></html>= ------HBXJ68PCUC3TJ4K2DKU37MYN3YWMKG--