i386 was not built to run Unix (why was built i386 anyway?) but
NetBSD/i386 boots up and supports almost everithing you can face
on daily/buisness use.


William Duke wrote:

>That's funny!  I don't even bother with NetBSD on my MacPPC machines cuz
>it's a waste of time.   I did, however, install NetBSD 3.0 on my Indy
>R5000SC.  Want a breakdown of the total install process?   Here it is:
>
>Login to Linux on my PowerMac 7200/90 and FTP to a NetBSD FTP site.
>Download the install kernel to the /tftpboot folder and disconnect.
>
>Press the power button on my Indy...
>
>After the Indy completes the startup diagnostics, Press {Esc} to enter the
>PROM Monitor.
>
>At the prompt type:     bootp():/netbsd
>
>That's it!!!
>
>The Indy will then boot the NetBSD install kernel from my 7200 and start
>sysinst...  I then tell sysinst to install the NetBSD binaries from the FTP
>site... And I wait about 30 to 45 minutes.
>
>After about 30 to 45 minutes, I reboot the Indy and it boots a full NetBSD
>installation from the hard drive all on its own!
>
>That, dear friend, is what it's like to have a computer that is built for
>running UNIX.  :P
>
>
>  
>
>>From: Olivier MATZ <zer0@droids-corp.org>
>>Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:07:34 +0100
>>To: port-macppc@netbsd.org
>>Subject: Cannot boot netbsd-3.0 on my powerbook 12'
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I tried to boot netbsd on my powerbook laptop :
>>12' (feb 2005)
>>768MB DDR333 (256MB built-in + 512MB SO-DIMM)
>>80GB Ultra ATA drive (5400rpm)
>>8x SuperDrive (DVD R/CD-RW)
>>AirPort Extreme Card
>>Keyboard & Mac OS  768MB RAM
>>
>>Here is the screenshot of my problem :
>>
>>0 > boot cd:,\ofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc load-size=25c0 adler32=42ncebdc
>>
>>loading XCOFF
>>
>>tsize=c7a0 dsize=2b4 bsize=25c0 entry=e00000
>>SECTIONS:
>>.text 00e00000 00e00000 0000c7a0 000000e0
>>.data 00e0d000 00e0d000 000002b4 0000c880
>>.bss 00e0d2b8 00e0d2b8 000025c0 00000000
>>loading .text, done..
>>loading .data, done..
>>loading .bss, done..
>>
>>    
>>
>>>>NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.10
>>>>(builds@b2.netbsd.org, Mon Dec 19 01:03:51 UTC 2005)
>>>>        
>>>>
>>4471564+105540=0x45da2c
>>start=0x100000
>>
>>Decrementer exception at   %SRR0: db6db6d8   %SRR1: 40003030
>>ok
>>0 > .registers
>>00 ff846c00 db6db6db 2fc46a08 0033fc50 003385ac 00003030 00100234 00545288
>>08 00000000 00340000 00000004 0055b010 40000024 00000000 00000000 00000000
>>10 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>>18 00000000 00568000 00540000 0054b3c0 0030e768 ff8985d8 00000100 0033fc50
>>Special Regs:
>>%IV: 00000400   %SRR0: db6db6d8   %SRR1: 40003030    %MSR: 00000000
>>%CR: 20004044     %LR: 2fc46a08    %CTR: 00000000    %XER: 00000000
>>%DSISR: 42000000    %DAR: 00e17000   %SDR1: 2ffe0000
>>ok
>>0 > _
>>
>>
>>I also tried with netbsd 2.1 and there is the same problem. Moreover (I
>>don't know if there is a link), I cannot boot last linux kernels (>2.6.11).
>>
>>I would appreciate if someone has an idea :)
>>
>>Olivier
>>    
>>
>
>  
>


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	dixie

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