Subject: Re: Call for testing on Motorola PowerPC machines
To: Michael-John Turner <mj@turner.org.za>
From: Michael Stevens <msteven@magma.ca>
List: port-prep
Date: 07/17/2006 14:19:55
Yes, some of the old powerstack boards ran OFW. I believe that you
can simply swap the boot proms/flash for PPCBUG boot proms/flash.
Cheers,
Michael
On 17-Jul-06, at 1:38 PM, Tim Rightnour wrote:
>
> On 17-Jul-2006 Michael-John Turner wrote:
>> Would the original Powerstack (the DeathStar model) also possibly
>> support
>> the image? I know it has OFW (and should be supported by NetBSD/
>> ofppc,
>> although I haven't yet tried that), but I'm not sure whether or
>> not the
>> PReP port should be able to run on it?
>
> Umm.. NetBSD/prep does support the old powerstacks, and the old
> motorola
> ultras. (the E0 and E1 powerstack models). I've never heard of
> an old
> powerstack having OFW, but I guess one could exist.
>
> The general rule is that the firmware determines if it runs ofppc
> or prep. If
> it's PPCBUG, it will run under prep. If it's OFW, it will have to
> be ofppc.
> If it's DINK32, you're on your own.
>
> So, if your powerstack really does have OFW, and no way to get to
> ppcbug, then
> NetBSD/prep won't run on it. Otherwise, AFAIK powerstack 1's and
> 0's are
> allready fully supported by NetBSD/prep.
>
>
> ---
> Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
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