Re: NetBSD for EFIKA?

[Tim Rightnour <root%garbled.net@localhost>]

On 15-May-2008 "Peter H. Fröhlich" wrote:
> I read some old threads in the archives about this (after I posted,  
> doh!), and it seems (from what I understood) that this is not really  
> a technical issue anymore but mostly a resource issue?
> 
> That is, most NetBSD ofppc developers have other machine preferences  
> and work on those first, correct? Nothing wrong with that, I just  
> want to make sure that technical hurdles such as missing  
> documentation are not the problem anymore at this point?

Right.  I don't own one, and beyond that, I've got 3-4 other machines I'm
trying to port to right now.  No time to tackle another.  Documentation exists,
I have copies of it here that I found with google.  The ones you want are:

G2CORERM.pdf
MPC5200BDS.pdf
MPC5200BUM.pdf
MPC5200TS_D.pdf

> Who knows, I might be able to convince some students of mine to work  
> on it, but it would be bad if they had to spend weeks hunting for  
> documentation first. :-)

If you have trouble, contact me off list and I'll hook you up.

> Well, since the EFIKA is the only thing I can get my hands on right  
> now, I guess I'll have to wait a little longer. No problem, I am also  
> looking into a Mac Mini as a possible solution for what I have in  
> mind, but they are more expensive and less geeky. (Currently I have a  
> spare PowerBook provide PPC hardware for my compilers course, but  
> something less bulky would be nicer to have in my bookshelf.)

I would really like to see ofppc run onthe efika, and would be willing to
provide technical assistance to anyone attempting a port.

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Tim Rightnour <root%garbled.net@localhost>
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