FreeBSD 12.0 for PPC does not support my DVD-ROM -> Can't Install!!

[ucomp]

..I have already invested 60 or 80 hours in the "getting FreeBSD installed on Apple G5 PowerPC project" ..

I'm sure he did not invest 2 minutes reading what I wrote on 07.April:

I do not suppose that you burned 2 DVDs wrong.
Try it with a bug report, here is one still open:

205458 – 11.0-CURRENT/10-STABLE powerpc64: a PowerMac G5 specific sys/powerpc/ofw/ofw_machdep.c change for reliable PowerMac G5 booting (with lots of RAM)

bugs.freebsd.org

Also you can subscribe to the ppc-mailing-list :

FreeBSD Mailing lists: subscription for freebsd-ppc

Over and out. ?

 

[ucomp]

Well, I've been investigating again:

Bug List

bugs.freebsd.org

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The good news is:
FreeBSD on PM G5 is undergoing massive development, so
as if the Apple G5 had come on the market today ?

From dev work I know that today even a PullRequest for openjdk 11 powerpc_64 was merged.

the bad news is:
The TO here was right: the 11.x + 12.x iso-files are not production ready for G5
( normal for a Tier2 platform )

and the best news is :
G5-owners who are willing to help the project(and themselves of course )
could give it a try here (from what I've read out of the reports, no warranty):

Index of /pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ISO-IMAGES/13.0/

strongly recommended to stay in contact with the ppc-mailing - list & bug-reports
- tell the exact machine-specs ( specially RAM&CPU).
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In short:
It`s still Tier2(and will never be Tier1) and if you want success on G5 you have to give feedback to the dev-lists.

 

[consuli]

I have updated the no boot bug reportt with my findings, I have written in this thread. Seems to be more accurate now. ?

 

[ucomp]

please post your machine-specs in your bug-report,
if you have luck there's someone with the same machine and knows more how to fix the issue