Re: RS6000 support

[David Edelsohn <dje%watson.ibm.com@localhost>]

>>>>> Jorge Alberto Vieyra Salas writes:

Jorge> Hi, I only wanted to know if the powerpc port functions on an IBM
Jorge> RS6000, it has a PowerPC chip.

Jorge> If it is the case I would be thankful if you could send me an URL
Jorge> for a FAQ or HOWTO or something to install it.

        I do not believe that NetBSD runs on any RS/6000 systems -- at
least not modern ones.  The 32-bit PowerPC code is general, but NetBSD
does not understand RS/6000 interrupt controllers.  The macppc port is a
good start for OpenFirmware RS/6000 systems.  Also, the RS/6000 uses AMD
ethernet (basically PC-net) and the NetBSD device driver was severely
broken with respect to endianness and configuration of the new AMD chips.

        I have the driver and the NetBSD device driver infrastructure
working on RS/6000 in the context of another research operating system.
Someone interested would be able to use that to create a true RS/6000 port
of NetBSD, but the pieces have not been put together yet.

David