Trying to install FreeBSD 8.2-RC1 on a PowerMac G5

[Andreas Tobler]

On 14.01.11 22:14, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:57:24 -0500
> Super Bisquit<superbisquit at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Try using the PPC 64 snapshot that Nathan has set up.
>> http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/FreeBSD-9.0-20101118-SNAP-powerpc64/
>
> Ok, I tried that one too. But it is "worse" than the 8.2-RC1 image. It
> looks like all usb connected devices are failing to reset / reattach,
> including the keyboard (and mouse). Typical output is:
> uhub_reattach_port: port 1 reset failed, error=USB_ERROR_TIMEOUT
> uhub_reattach_port: device problem (USB_ERR_TIMEOUT), disabling port 4
>
> it also shows this:
> iichb0: I2C error
> fcu0: iicbus write failed
>
> and
> iichb0: I2C error
> fcu0: iicbus read failed
> fcu0: FCU initialized, RPM shitf: 3
> fcu0: 7 fans detected!
> iichb0: I2C error
> fcu0: iicbus read efailed
> fcu0: RPM Fan not available ID: 3
>
> So, no success with that one.

I have the same machine here and for this one I wrote the fcu. So I bet 
it is not a 'not supported' issue.

My bet is the hw. I had issues with my ram. A pair of modules didn't 
work stable, and I got random segfaults and other panics. Replacing them 
did help here.

- did you already reposition (you have 8 slots) the modules? (I read 
that you tested the memory, but I would try everything.)

- when you play with memory, try also to reduce from 2GB to 1GB in 
different pair combinations.

- did you try to run/install a linux-ppc snapshot? For example a minimal 
image:
http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-iso/

Just thoughts.

Gruss,
Andreas