From nobody Fri Jan 10 11:06:55 2025 X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4YTzPl20cPz5k6X1 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:07:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abuhussain@secure.mailbox.org) Received: from mxtls2.mailbox.org (mxtls2.mailbox.org [80.241.60.214]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "*.mailbox.org", Issuer "Thawte TLS RSA CA G1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4YTzPj6pm2z4N4s for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:07:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abuhussain@secure.mailbox.org) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=secure.mailbox.org header.s=mail20150812 header.b="Mad2/6Ff"; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of abuhussain@secure.mailbox.org designates 80.241.60.214 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=abuhussain@secure.mailbox.org; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=secure.mailbox.org Received: from smtp1.mailbox.org (smtp1.mailbox.org [IPv6:2001:67c:2050:b231:465::1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mxtls2.mailbox.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4178841157 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:06:58 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=secure.mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1736507218; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type; bh=SpVz+TSRrvlBjyzBBJxIcliJAMg6p5AsZfhY2Ts1Nsc=; b=Mad2/6Ff7UWyG0KR1MQSs7jAeIwKe2wRGXeOXSOKmMw7TeHp0Nh2tSaKQd4mCM8DPR36P1 gijC/thp/0dRbProuRX84r1bE/4j6bV2q7DgyyJp2bg5BdMjtmabikJ9kLD4K0nNq6rQrW Dfq7gJxebX/y2WkX7beuvZHMGhYarPNxrQLx6mF4sNggNoVw4L5jgCggLhLWHZYEq7um+3 RfFpWdb6TWU3PUvR+G2YucZicAYTOkPAqf/u88IOely6g8saY7TPG7CKZfI9FDPzHsRKX5 l/UxXZLR68hv8KDppVyzbUb63TY/6tv8PtjwAlPW1h9sNh6nQ6l3b28NsNwCvQ== Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:06:55 +0000 From: Abu Hussain Al Mukhtar To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Netbooting an xserve G5? Message-ID: List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-ppc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Organization: "N01ytics" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4YTzPj6pm2z4N4s X-Spamd-Bar: --- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.09 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.99)[-0.987]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[secure.mailbox.org,reject]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[secure.mailbox.org:s=mail20150812]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:80.241.56.0/21]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[2001:67c:2050:b231:465::1:received]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; HAS_ORG_HEADER(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:199118, ipnet:80.241.60.0/24, country:DE]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; MISSING_XM_UA(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[mailbox.org:dkim]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[secure.mailbox.org:+] Hi all! As the subject line implies, I am looking for a way to netboot an XServe G5 using the ppc64 port. This server I got for close to nothing is on an excellent state, though unfortunately, the CD drive is not really working (it ejects every CD/DVD I have ever tried to feed it), and there are conflicting accounts on whether or not these machines can boot from an USB stick. I was searching for something like 'ofwboot' (which I am used to since I have successfully netbooted macppc machines to NetBSD and OpenBSD), but I didn't find anything on the mirrors...or on the source tree for that matter. I did find a 'loader' file, though I am not sure if that is the right file or if it is relevant/appropriate to netboot from at all. Has anyone had experience with these machines? or any experience trying to netboot ppc(64) whatsoever? Any helpful pointers greatly appreciated. All the best,