Re: Issues with PowerMac g5 970MP
Jordan Geoghegan <[email protected]>
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OpenBSD has hands down the best PowerPC support out there. I still use a G4 as an ssh/serial terminal / network scanning machine and another dual cpu G4 as a small webserver. They just wont quit and have found no reason to migrate to something else. It even handles my secondary softraid crypto drive like a boss as well. 10/10 support for packages too. Anything I need within reason is just a quick pkg_add away. No compiling, no screwing around. Oh thank heaven for OpenBSD. It Just Works On 03/04/18 11:23, Herminio Hernandez Jr. wrote: > That is why I use OpenBSD. I have built packages on my PPC machines with Gentoo Linux and can confirm you may need a few cups :-) > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 3, 2018, at 8:17 PM, Rino Rondan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Cool!! >> >> I will try it in PB g4, and news about freebsd 11, it is a tier 2 arch so pkg is not working only use ports and drink a lot of coffee !!! >> >> >> >> >> \-\-\- >> >> Rondan Rino >> >> Certificado en LPIC-3 >> >> LPI ID:LPI000209832 >> >> Verification Code:gbblvwyfxu >> >> Red Hat Certified Engineer -- RHCE -- RHCVA >> >> Phone: +1210 888 0738 >> >> Blog:http://www.itrestauracion.com.ar >> >> Cv: http://cv.rinorondan.com.ar >> >> http://counter.li.org Linux User -> #517918 >> >> Viva La Santa Federacion!! >> >> Mueran Los Salvages Unitarios!! >> >> ^^^Transcripcion de la epoca ^^^ >> >> Sent from ProtonMail, encrypted email based in Switzerland. >> >> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >> >>> On March 3, 2018 11:55 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I am running OpenBSD on a PB G4. It runs pretty well. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 3, 2018, at 6:40 PM, Rino Rondan [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi!! >>>> >>>> I tested also with ubuntu ppc64 and works very fine, also Freebsd 11.1 (currently testing now ) >>>> >>>> With ubuntu 16 I have problem with Nvidia driver I can not start correctly, only frame buffer but with Ubuntu and Freebsd I did not have any error with Disk and memory is ok. I will test Fedora later .. >>>> >>>> Do you know if openbsd works fine in powerbook g4 1.67ghz and Mac mini 1.2ghz models also Apple Airport Extreme A1408 5th /6th Gen , I do not know if it a good choice use those kind of router I do not know about those old model. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> \-\-\- >>>> >>>> Rondan Rino >>>> >>>> Certificado en LPIC-3 >>>> >>>> LPI ID:LPI000209832 >>>> >>>> Verification Code:gbblvwyfxu >>>> >>>> Red Hat Certified Engineer -- RHCE -- RHCVA >>>> >>>> Phone: +1210 888 0738 >>>> >>>> Blog:http://www.itrestauracion.com.ar >>>> >>>> Cv: http://cv.rinorondan.com.ar >>>> >>>> http://counter.li.org Linux User -> #517918 >>>> >>>> Viva La Santa Federacion!! >>>> >>>> Mueran Los Salvages Unitarios!! >>>> >>>> ^^^Transcripcion de la epoca ^^^ >>>> >>>> Sent from ProtonMail, encrypted email based in Switzerland. >>>> >>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >>>> >>>>> On March 2, 2018 2:52 PM, Christoph R. Murauer [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yep saw it. https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ppc&m=151311724932380&w=2 >>>>> >>>>> real mem = 3221225472 (3072MB) >>>>> >>>>> avail mem = 2021347328 (1927MB) >>>>> >>>>> I have the machine not here. >>>>> >>>>>> Yeah i know about it running in 32bit-mode, but even then it should be >>>>>> >>>>>> able >>>>>> >>>>>> to use more than 1,6G right? >>>>>> >>>>>> I have an iBook G4 that has a max RAM of 1,5G on hardware-basis which >>>>>> >>>>>> makes >>>>>> >>>>>> sense and all, but on a G5?! >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, did you see his dmesg? :) >>>>>> >>>>>> \[...\] >>>>>> >>>>>> hw.product=PowerMac11,2 >>>>>> >>>>>> hw.physmem=2684354560 >>>>>> >>>>>> hw.usermem=2684342272 >>>>>> >>>>>> hw.ncpufound=2 >>>>>> >>>>>> \[...\] >>>>>> >>>>>> 2018-03-02 18:37 GMT+01:00 Christoph R. Murauer [email protected]: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello ! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I also can't use more than 1,6G of RAM, although there's more in >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> machine. >>>>>>> That is normal (I have here 2 DP G5s) because OpenBSD runs only in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 32 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> bit mode (even the G5 is a 64 bit CPU). See >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.openbsd.org/macppc.html section History. The max RAM in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the G4 (G3 less) was 2 GB see >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/specs/powermac_g4_450.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> as example.