Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread James Howard
On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Mike Smith wrote: I've researched this guy a bit more, and I have to say I think it was a hoax. What a disappointment. It would have been nice to see it running on the Mac68k (or any other older platform, 8086? :). Uh, MacBSD is actually pretty nice. Alan Briggs and

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, James Howard wrote: I realize this. The comment stems from the fact the guy I am doing this for would prefer FreeBSD for his Macs if the opportunity arose. I think I'll bring it into work on Monday and install NetBSD over the net then. Ehm, this isn't possible in the

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread James Howard
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Alex Zepeda wrote: Ehm, this isn't possible in the same way that it is w/ FreeBSD. Basically, you need to grab the booter, the installer, and mkfs (all MacOS programs), then download the appropiate kernel, base distrib, and etc distrib. Not quite as slick, but it works.

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, James Howard wrote: Yeah I know, it is just easier to download those chunks over the T1 than it is over a 28.8. Which is what I was refering too :) Unless you've actually tried this on a Mac, you have no idea how much of an understatement this actually is. - alex You

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread Mike Smith
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread James Howard
On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Mike Smith wrote: I've researched this guy a bit more, and I have to say I think it was a hoax. What a disappointment. It would have been nice to see it running on the Mac68k (or any other older platform, 8086? :). Uh, MacBSD is actually pretty nice. Alan Briggs and

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, James Howard wrote: I realize this. The comment stems from the fact the guy I am doing this for would prefer FreeBSD for his Macs if the opportunity arose. I think I'll bring it into work on Monday and install NetBSD over the net then. Ehm, this isn't possible in the

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread James Howard
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Alex Zepeda wrote: Ehm, this isn't possible in the same way that it is w/ FreeBSD. Basically, you need to grab the booter, the installer, and mkfs (all MacOS programs), then download the appropiate kernel, base distrib, and etc distrib. Not quite as slick, but it works.

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-06 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, James Howard wrote: Yeah I know, it is just easier to download those chunks over the T1 than it is over a 28.8. Which is what I was refering too :) Unless you've actually tried this on a Mac, you have no idea how much of an understatement this actually is. - alex You

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-05 Thread James Howard
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-05 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, James Howard wrote: Prior to posting to -hackers, I had emailed him, I tried again after receiving this message and again, no response. (I used [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Is there a better way to contact this individual? Does anyone have a copy of the port? I really don't

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-05 Thread Mike Smith
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-05 Thread James Howard
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD (old thread)

1999-08-05 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, James Howard wrote: Prior to posting to -hackers, I had emailed him, I tried again after receiving this message and again, no response. (I used gus...@alaska.net) Is there a better way to contact this individual? Does anyone have a copy of the port? I really don't

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-20 Thread Adrian Filipi-Martin
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Brian F. Feldman wrote: On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant Stockly, the person mentioned in green's web-cited

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Brian F. Feldman
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Brian F. Feldman wrote: Isn't it more a question of whether a proper cross-build system will be available within the time frame that m68ks aren't completely obsolete? Bah! An 040 or 030 powered Mac w/ MacOS makes a decent web browsing, word processing machine; it's an

m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Jamie Howard
A week or so ago there was some discussion of someone who ported FreeBSD to 68k-based Macintosh systems on EFNet. There was also a reference to a website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant Stockly, the person mentioned in green's web-cited message.

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Brian F. Feldman
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Jordan K. Hubbard
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: website (http://www.freebsd.org/~green/FreeBSD-68k.txt). In about two weeks I'll have a spare Macintosh IIsi and would like to have a run at FreeBSD on it. So, to the point, where can I get it? :) I'd say that's a question for Grant

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread mestery
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Brian F. Feldman wrote: On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: I'd say that's a question for Grant Stockly, the person mentioned in green's web-cited message. It's certainly not part of FreeBSD and whether it ever will be is a matter still subject to debate.

Re: m68k Support in FreeBSD

1999-07-19 Thread Alex Zepeda
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Brian F. Feldman wrote: Isn't it more a question of whether a proper cross-build system will be available within the time frame that m68ks aren't completely obsolete? Bah! An 040 or 030 powered Mac w/ MacOS makes a decent web browsing, word processing machine; it's an