On 25/08/15(Tue) 16:02, Joseph A Borg wrote:
> I have an old iMac G5 on which I'd like to install OpenBSD 5.5 as that's the
> latest system I purchased.
> 
> the CD drive doesn't work so I started it up in
> target mode and reformatted the internal HD from another mac. The shrunk the
> partition to 10Gb and copied all the relevant files from the dvd set. Doing an
> ofwboot I get notifications of usb timing out and then wd0 timing out. The
> bsd.rd hangs when listing softraid, a few messages later. I tested the disk
> and verified it using Disk Utility from the other mac.
> 
> Am I correct in
> stating that the drive is connected via sata? Is this supported at 5.5? Should
> I forfeit or am I missing something stupid?

I believe your machine is only supported in -current or by the upcoming
5.8.

M.

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