Re: Installing NetBSD/macppc

[Австин Ким <freennix%gmail.com@localhost>]

> Hmm, that needs to be changed, it used to say basic 970 CPU support is
> in 5.0, and nothing else. Sorry about that :/
> Actual PowerMac G5 support is in -current, but experimental at best.
> I got most built-in peripherals running, including fan control and such,
> but there's a lot of work left to be done. Also, the fan control
> hardware is ridiculously model-specific, I have it working on
> PowerMac7,3 ( that's the PCI-X SMP machine ) and 11,2 ( the PCIe
> variant ), but anything else likely needs adjustments.
> If you want to play with NetBSD on that hardware you need -current
> ( HEAD in the daily builds ) in order to have a fighting chance to get
> anywhere, and even that may or may not work on your machine. All the G5
> models differ in some ways, and I have only two of them.
>
> If you want to play with NetBSD on a mac, pretty much any 32bit machine
> should Just Work. If it has to be this one you'll be better off with
> FreeBSD for the time being.
>
> have fun
> Michael

Thanks so much for all your efforts on NetBSD/macppc; couple questions:

0.  Any chance we can have a working NetBSD/macppc install ISO for PowerPC 970
    (e.g., Apple Power Mac G5) by 9.0?  And

1.  if not, could you point a NetBSD newbie like me to some resources on how to
    put together a bootable NetBSD/macppc install ISO built from -current/HEAD?

I really appreciate your humility/modesty in suggesting FreeBSD as a possible
alternative; however, I’d like to try getting a working NetBSD/macppc
installation up and running on my Power Mac G5 first before jumping to FreeBSD.

Thanks so much in advance!
Austin

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