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Software => Operating Systems and Porting => Topic started by: pocock on September 07, 2020, 03:22:08 am
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According to the PPC page on the OpenBSD web site, OpenBSD 6.8, which is imminent, will be the first official release to support PPC64 (http://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html)
Has anybody else tried their PPC64 installer snapshots (https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64/) recently?
After my attempt to run it last week (https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,191.msg1395.html#msg1395), they included a patch to support machines with larger amounts of memory and the installer progresses further but it still has a limit somewhere.
The next problem I found was that it becomes stuck when I have the LSI 9207-4i4e HBA in the machine. If I remove the HBA, the OpenBSD installer boots all the way to the first question:
Welcome to the OpenBSD/powerpc64 6.8 installation program.
(I)nstall, (U)pgrade, (A)utoinstall or (S)hell?
If anybody else has time to test it, especially if you have accessories like a HBA or NIC, that can help the OpenBSD 6.8 release gain traction or at least help qualify the list of supported hardware on the wiki.
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@pocock
I have been attempting to get openBSD 6.8 installed for about 6 weeks on and off now without any luck.
It boots as far as your above example then.....nothing.
I do have the Microsemi PM8068 SAS/SATA controller on-board. I have removed and replaced the graphics card and all other cards without being able to go any further.
Have you had any further luck?
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When I removed the LSI HBA from the machine, the OpenBSD installer was working, I could install onto an SSD in my USB dock
When I updated the firmware in the Talos II motherboard, I think that fixed some problems with the LSI HBA, I had to use the beta firmware from the Raptor wiki
I posted some observations on the OpenBSD PPC list.