NetBSD/macppc Model Support
This page lists the Apple and clone PowerPC machines that users have reported working. See NetBSD/mac68k for earlier Macintosh computers based on the Motorola 680X0 CPU. Systems for which support was added in NetBSD 1.6 are marked (1.6). Systems for which support is only currently available in NetBSD-current are marked (-current). NetBSD/macppc -current snapshots are available on ftp.NetBSD.org.
NetBSD requires you to boot from Open Firmware. Many older machines have
Open Firmware versions that do not default to using the built-in screen or
on-board video for console. This table lists suggestions of what each model
typically uses. For more information, see
How do I figure out my
input-device and output-device?
Models lacking Open Firmware are not yet supported in NetBSD. Currently, mkLinux is the only free unix to support them.
See also Are PowerPC CPU upgrades supported?, What peripherals are supported?, What is Open Firmware, and why do I care?, Are there bugs in my machine's Open Firmware implementation?
| Model | CPU/speed (XXX MHz or X.XX GHz) |
Logic Board
(code name) |
OF vers |
s u p p o r t e d | u n s u p p o r t e d | u n k n o w n | Reason/ Remarks |
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| Apple PowerBook models | |||||||
| PowerBook 1400,2300,5300 | 603e/100, 117, 133, 166 | M2 | n/a |  |
No PCI bus (no Open Firmware) | ||
| PowerBook 2400/180 | 603e/180 | Comet | 2.0.1 |  |
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| PowerBook 2400/240 | 603e/240 | Mighty Cat | 2.0.1 | |
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| PowerBook 3400 | 603e/180, 200, 240 | Hooper | 2.0.1 | |
Internal HD boot-device
/bandit/ohare/ata/ata-disk@0:0 may need to zap PRAM before entering Open Firmware on-board ethernet may not work Boots only from floppy or internal hard disk! |
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| PowerBook G3 | G3/250 | Mainstreet | 2.0.1 | |
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| PowerBook G3 Series | G3/233, 250, 292 | Wallstreet | 2.0.1 | |
See footnote | ||
| PowerBook G3 Series | G3/233, 266, 300 | PDQ | 2.0.1 | |
You may need to hold down Command-Option-O-F before the startup chime | ||
|
PowerBook G3 Series (bronze keyboard) |
G3/333, 400 | Lombard | >3 | |
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PowerBook G3 (FireWire) (1.5.1) |
G3/400, 500 | Pismo | >3 | |
See footnote | ||
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PowerBook G4 (Titanium) (1.5.1) |
G4/400, 500 | Mercury | >3 | |
See footnote | ||
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PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) (1.6) |
G4/550, 667 | Onyx | >3 | |
See footnote | ||
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PowerBook G4 (DVI) (1.6) |
G4/667, 800 | Ivory | >3 | |
See footnote | ||
| PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz) |
G4/867, 1.0 | >3 |  |
is untested, but should work | |||
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch) (2.0) | G4/867 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | |||
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch) (2.0) | G4/1.0 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | |||
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) (2.0) | G4/1.0 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | |||
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800) |
G4/1.0, 1.25 | >3 | |
is untested, but should work | |||
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz) |
G4/1.33 | >3 | |
is untested, but should work | |||
| PowerBook G4 Family (2.0) | G4/1.33, 1.5 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet
There may be some issues with the CPU speed |
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| Apple Power Macintosh models | |||||||
| 4400 and 7220 | 603e/160, 200 | Tanzania | 2.0.2 | |
See footnote | ||
| 5500,6500 | 603e/225, 250, 275, 300 | Gazelle | 2.0.3 | |
See footnote | ||
| (Performa)52xx,53xx,62xx,63xx | 603e/75, 100, 120 | Codyceps | n/a | |
No PCI bus (no Open Firmware), See below for 6360,6300/160 | ||
| (Performa)54xx,6400 | 603e/120, 160, 180, 200 | Alchemy | 2.0 | |
See footnote | ||
| 6300 | 603e/160 | Alchemy | 2.0 | |
Only 160 MHz model works | ||
| (Performa)6360 | 603e/160 | Alchemy | 2.0 | |
See footnote | ||
| 20th Anniversary | 603e/250 | Alchemy | 2.0.3 | |
See footnote | ||
| 61xx,71xx,81xx, WGS 9150 | 601/60, 66, 80, 100, 110, 120 | PDM, BHA, ColdFusion | n/a | |
Nubus (no Open Firmware) | ||
| 7200 | 601/75, 90, 120 | Catalyst | 1.0.5 | |
PPC601 | ||
| 7300 | 604e/166, 180, 200 | TNT (Inertia?) | 1.0.5 | |
output-device /chaos/control | ||
| 7500 | 601/100 | TNT | 1.0.5 | |
PPC601 CPU needs to be replaced
with a 604, G3, or G4 output-device /chaos/control |
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| 7600 | 604e/120, 132, 200 | TNT | 1.0.5 | |
output-device /chaos/control | ||
| 8200 | 601/100, 120 | Catalyst | 1.0.5 | |
PPC601 | ||
| 8500 | 604/120, 132, 150, 180 | Nitro | 1.0.5 | |
output-device /chaos/control | ||
| 8550 Workgroup Server | 604/132, 604e/200 | Nitro | 1.0.5 | |
output-device
/chaos/control CD-ROM may not work on "external" esp bus as shipped |
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| 8600 | 604e/200 | Nitro | 1.0.5 | |
output-device /chaos/control | ||
| 8600 | 604e/250, 300 | Kansas | 1.0.5 | |
output-device /chaos/control | ||
| 9500 (1.5) | 604/120, 132 | Tsunami | 1.0.5 | |
output-device/ATY,mach64 May need to disconnect the internal cdrom drive to boot from any device |
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| 9500 | 604/150, 604e/180, 180DP, 200 | Tsunami | 1.0.5 | |
See footnote | ||
| 9600 | 604e/200, 200DP, 233 | Tsunami | 1.0.5 | |
See footnote | ||
| 9600 | 604e/300, 350 | Kansas | 1.0.5 | |
See footnote | ||
| Power Macintosh G3
(Desktop, Mini Tower, AIO) (ATI RageII+) |
G3/233, 266, 300 | Gossamer | 2.0f1 | |
See footnote | ||
| Power Macintosh G3
(Desktop, Mini Tower, AIO) (Rage Pro) |
G3/266, 300, 333 | Gossamer | 2.4 | |
See footnote | ||
| Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) |
G3/300, 350, 400, 450 | Yosemite | >3 | |
Adaptec 2930 SCSI card only works with (1.5) and later |
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Power Macintosh G4 (PCI Graphics) |
G4(7400)/350, 400 | Yikes! | >3 | |
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Power Macintosh G4 (AGP Graphics) (1.5) |
G4(7400)/350, 400, 450, 500 | Sawtooth | >3 | |
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Power Macintosh G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) (1.5) |
G4(7400)/400, 450DP, 500DP | Mystic | >3 | |
Support for second CPU available in 2.0 | ||
| Power Macintosh G4 Cube (1.5) | G4(7400)/450, 500 | >3 | |
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Power Macintosh G4 (Digital Audio) (1.5) |
G4(7410)/466, 533DP G4(7450)/667, 733 |
>3 | |
Support for second CPU available in 2.0 | |||
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Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver) (1.6) |
G4(7450)/733, 800DP, 867 | >3 | |
Support for second CPU available in 2.0 | |||
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Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver 2002)(1.6) |
G4(7445)/800 G4(7455)/933, 1.0DP |
>3 | |
Support for second CPU available in 2.0 | |||
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Power Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) |
G4(7455)/867DP, 1.0DP, 1.25DP | >3 | |
Support for second CPU available in 2.0 | |||
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Power Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003) |
G4(7455)/1.25, 1.25DP | >3 | |
Support for second CPU available in 2.0 | |||
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Power Macintosh G4 (FW 800) (1.6.1) |
G4(7455)/1.0, 1.25DP, 1.42DP | >3 | |
Support for second CPU available in 2.0 ATA 100 bus not supported in (1.6.1) |
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| Power Macintosh G5 | G5(970)/1.6, 1.8, 2.0DP | >3 | |
PPC970 (a.k.a. G5) CPU not supported yet | |||
| Power Macintosh G5 | G5(970fx)/1.8DP, 2.0DP, 2.5DP | >3 | |
PPC970 (a.k.a. G5) CPU not supported yet | |||
| Apple Network Server | |||||||
| ANS 500(1.5) | 604/132 | 1.1.22 | |
See footnote | |||
| ANS 700 (1.5) | 604/150, 604e/200 | 1.1.22 | |
See footnote | |||
| Apple Xserve models | |||||||
| Xserve (1.6) | G4(7455)/1.0, 1.0DP | >3 | |
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| Xserve (Slot Load) (2.0) | G4(7455)/1.33, 1.33DP | >3 | |
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| Xserve G5 | G5(970)/2.0, 2.0DP | >3 | |
PPC970 (a.k.a. G5) CPU not supported yet | |||
| Apple iMac models (See TIL 58669) | |||||||
| iMac (Bondi Blue) (rev A and B) |
G3/233 | Columbus | >3 | |
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| iMac (5 Flavors) (rev C and D) |
G3/266, 333 | Lifesavers | >3 | |
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| iMac, iMac DV (Slot Loading) (1.5) | G3/350, 400 | Kihei | >3 | |
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| iMac (Summer 2000)(1.5) | G3/350, 400, 450, 500 | >3 | |
Two reports that the Firmware Update 4.1.9 causes ATA4-related problems in (1.5.2) | |||
| iMac (Early 2001) (1.5.1) | G3/400, 500, 600 | >3 | |
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| iMac (Summer 2001)(1.6) | G3/500, 600, 700 | >3 | |
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| iMac (Flat Panel), iMac (17-inch) Flat Panel |
G4(7441)/700, G4(7445)/800 | >3 | |
is untested, but should work | |||
| eMac(1.6) | G4(7441)/700 | >3 | |
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| iMac (17-inch 1GHz) | G4(7445)/1.0 | >3 | |
is untested, but should work | |||
| eMac (ATI Graphics) (1.6.1) | G4(7441)/800, 1.0 | >3 | |
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| iMac (USB 2.0) (2.0) | G4(7445)/1.0, 1.25 | >3 | |
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| eMac (USB 2.0) | G4(7447a)/1.25 | >3 | |
is untested, but should work | |||
| iMac G5 | G5(970)/1.6, 1.8 | >3 | |
PPC970 (a.k.a. G5) CPU not supported yet | |||
| Apple iBook models (See TIL 88039) | |||||||
| iBook, iBook SE (1.5.1) | G3/300, 366 | P1 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | ||
| iBook (FireWire) iBook SE (FireWire) |
G3/366, 466 | >3 | |
untested, but should work | |||
| iBook (Dual USB) (1.5.1) | G3/500 | Marble | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | ||
| iBook (Late 2001)(1.6) | G3/500 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | |||
| iBook (14.1 LCD) | G3/600 | >3 | |
untested, but should work | |||
| iBook (16VRAM)
(1.6)
iBook (14.1 LCD 16VRAM) |
G3/600, 700 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | |||
| iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM)
iBook (32 VRAM) (1.6.1) iBook (14.1 LCD 32 VRAM) |
G3/700, 800 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | |||
| iBook (Early 2003) | G3/800, 900 | >3 | |
untested, but should work | |||
| iBook G4 iBook G4 (14-inch) (2.0) |
G4(7457)/800, 933, 1.0 | >3 | |
The internal modem is not supported yet | |||
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) iBook G4 (14-inch Early 2004) |
G4(7447a)/1.0, 1.2 | >3 | |
untested, but should work | |||
| iBook G4 (Late 2004) iBook G4 (14-inch Late 2004) |
G4(7457)/1.2, 1.33 | >3 | |
untested, but should work | |||
| Apple Mac mini | |||||||
| Mac mini (3.0) | G4(7447A)/1.25, 1.42 | >3 | |
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| Macintosh Clones | |||||||
| Starmax 3000 | 603e/160, 180, 200, 240 | Tanzania | 2.0.2 | |
See footnote | ||
| Starmax 4000 | 604e/160, 200 | Tanzania | 2.0.2 | |
See footnote | ||
| Starmax 5000 (ATI) | 603e/225, 250, 275, 300 | Tanzania II | 2.0.2 | |
See footnote | ||
| Starmax 5000 (Twin Turbo) | 603e/300 | Tanzania II | 2.0.2 | |
untested, but should work | ||
| Starmax 5500 | 604e/200 | Tanzania II | 2.0.2 | |
See footnote | ||
| Power | 601/80, 100, 110, 120 | ColdFusion | n/a | |
Nubus (no Open Firmware) | ||
| PowerCurve | 601/120 | Catalyst | 1.0.5 | |
PPC601 | ||
| PowerBase | 603e/180, 200, 240 | Alchemy | 2.0 | |
output-device /bandit/ATY,mach64_3D_pcc | ||
| PowerCenter | 604/120, 132, 150, 166, 180 | Catalyst | 1.0.5 | |
on-board "platinum" video is broken in Open Firmware, must use serial console | ||
| PowerCenter Pro | 604e/180, 210, 240 | Catalyst | 1.0.5 | |
See footnote | ||
| PowerTower | 604/166, 180, 604e/180, 200 | Catalyst | 1.0.5 | |
output-device
/bandit@F2000000/ATY,XCLAIM@D
may not boot if using on-board video |
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| PowerTower Pro | 604e/180, 225, 225DP, 250, 250DP | Tsunami | 1.0.5 | |
See footnote | ||
| PowerWave | 604/120, 132, 150 | Tsunami | 1.0.5 | |
output-device /bandit/ATY,XCLAIM | ||
| Apus 2000, C500 | 603e/140, 160, 180, 200, 240 | Alchemy | 2.0 | |
See footnote | ||
| Apus 3000, C600 | 603e/160, 180, 200, 240, 280 | Alchemy | 2.0 | |
See footnote | ||
| J700 (Centauri) | 604/150, 604e/180, 200, 233 | Tsunami | 1.0.5 | |
See footnote 1 See footnote 2 |
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| S900 (Pulsar) | 604/150, 604e/180, 200, 225, 233, 240, 250, 250DP | Tsunami | 1.0.5 | |
See footnote 1 See footnote 2 |
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| M*Power 604e/200 | 604e/200 | Tanzania | 2.0.2 | |
See footnote | ||
- PowerBook G3 Series (Wallstreet)
-
Very picky about timing of holding down keys to enter Open
Firmware
MediaBay CD-ROM boot command:boot ide1/@0:0,\OFWBOOT.XCF
Floppy drive must be in left MediaBay
Boot with Open Firmware command:boot fd2:,\OFWBOOT.XCF
- PowerBook G3 (FireWire), PowerBook G4 (Titanium), PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet), and PowerBook G4 (DVI)
- See the various FAQ entries:
PowerBook (FireWire), PowerBook G4 (Titanium),
and BootROM 4.1.8 and Woah, my machine just
powered off!
The built-in keyboard and trackpad are not supported in NetBSD 1.5 and earlier, you should use NetBSD 1.6 or later.
The internal modem is not supported yet.
- PowerPC 601-based machines
-
The PowerMac 7200 and 8200 series machines, the original 7500 machines, and the PowerComputing PowerCurve are powered by a PowerPC 601 microprocessor. The rest of the chipset is essentially the same as the other early PCI PowerMacs. Right now, there is no PPC601 support in the kernel. Once someone adds this, these models should "just work".
The 7500 machines originally shipped with the 601 on a daughtercard which can be replaced with a 604, G3, or G4 processor. Once this daughtercard is replaced, your machine will boot and run NetBSD/macppc just fine. The 604 cards are now about US$30.
The 7200 machines have the 601 processor soldered onto the motherboard. There is no easy way to upgrade it to a 604, G3, or G4.
- Apple PowerMacintosh 4400 and 7220, Motorola Starmax 3000 and 4000, and APS Tech M*Power 604e/200
- Apparently System Disk does not support these machines
(see below).
The PowerMacintosh 4400 and 7220 on-board video has output-device /bandit/ATY,264VT
The Motorola Starmax 3000 and 4000 on-board video has output-device /ATY,264VT@11
The APS Tech M*Power 604e/200 on-board video has output-device screen
You may need to swap the IDE cables to boot from the CD-ROM. Open Firmware apparently can only boot from the first IDE controller on these motherboards and the CD-ROM is attached to the second. Once booted, NetBSD can access the hard drive on the second IDE controller.
- Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
- Apparently System Disk does not support these machines
(see below).
Defaults to serial console and display won't sync (see post for more info)
Can't boot from internal SCSI bus (Open Firmware hangs when trying to access SCSI)
Can't boot from network (no built-in ethernet)
May be able to boot from floppy or internal IDE hard drive
- Apple Performa 5500 and 6500
- Apparently System Disk does not support these machines
(see below).
The on-board video has output-device /bandit/ATY,264GT-B
The 5500 (and maybe the 6500) sets the display to the lowest brightness setting (black) when entering Open Firmware. To use the on-board video display you must put the following patch in your nvramrc:
You may need to either enter this with BootVars or over a serial console. See the NetBSD/macppc nvedit HOW-TO for more help patching your nvramrc.cpoke 0a7 0f3000032 cpoke 093 0f3000033 cpoke 03e 0f300003a
- Apple Performa 54xx, 6400, and 6360
-
Apparently System Disk does not support these machines (see below).
Open Firmware output-device defaults to ttya, but ttya is the internal modem (if installed). Thus, if you have an internal modem, use Boot Variables to set console to ttyb.NetBSD/macppc may not be able to boot if you use the on-board video (see below).
- Apple PowerMacintosh 9500/150, 180, 180DP, or 200
- Open Firmware output-device defaults to
ttya
Open Firmware output-device, see below
NetBSD may not boot if screen/kbd are used (use ttya for your console)
May need to disconnect the internal cdrom drive to boot from any device
May only be able to specify SCSI ID 0 as boot device (need confirmation)
The 180DP daughtercard works, but only using one processor by default. To use both CPUs you need to use the NetBSD/macppc 2.0 or later kernel callednetbsd-GENERIC.MP.
- Apple PowerMacintosh G3 (Beige G3, Revision 1, Open Firmware 2.0f1)
- This model is notoriously difficult to boot.
- Best results are if you set the Open Firmware
boot-deviceandboot-filevariables instead of attempting to use them on the Open Firmware command line. After setting these variables, you'll need toreset-allto store the settings. - Open Firmware cannot boot from SCSI or IDE hard drives without first running System Disk
- The first time you try to boot from a floppy, it will fail. Try a second time.
- Open Firmware cannot boot from slave IDE devices
- Zip drives may cause booting problems
- You may not be able to boot from your internal hard drive unless
you set it up as your
boot-device, for example:0 > setenv boot-device ide0/disk@0:0 0 > setenv boot-file netbsd 0 > reset-all
- You may not be able to boot from your internal CD-ROM drive unless
you set it up as your
boot-device, for example:0 > setenv boot-device ide1/disk@0:0,ofwboot.xcf 0 > setenv boot-file netbsd_GENERIC_MD.gz 0 > reset-all
- Best results are if you set the Open Firmware
- Apple PowerMacintosh G3 (Beige G3, Revision 2, Open Firmware 2.4)
- This model is notoriously difficult to boot.
- Best results are if you set the Open Firmware
boot-deviceandboot-filevariables instead of attempting to use them on the Open Firmware command line. After setting these variables, you'll need toreset-allto store the settings. - Open Firmware cannot boot from SCSI or IDE hard drives without first running System Disk
- Open Firmware cannot boot from floppy drive
- Open Firmware can't seem to boot from CD-ROM even after running System Disk
- Zip drives may cause booting problems
- Best is to netboot the installer and install to the IDE hard drive. See the post by Fabrice Delambre.
- You may not be able to auto-boot your system
- You probably need to use the
0 bootrcommand instead ofbootor to insert a delay by setting up yourboot-command0 > setenv boot-command begin ['] boot catch 999 ms cr again 0 > reset-all 0 > 0 bootr
- You may not be able to boot from your internal hard drive unless
you set it up as your
boot-device, for example:0 > setenv boot-device ide0/disk@0:0 0 > setenv boot-file netbsd 0 > reset-all
- You may not be able to boot from your internal CD-ROM drive unless
you set it up as your
boot-device, for example:0 > setenv boot-device ide1/disk@0:0,ofwboot.xcf 0 > setenv boot-file netbsd_GENERIC_MD.gz 0 > reset-all
- The G3/300 with an Apple 53c875 Ultra Wide SCSI host adapter, can be
booted with:
0 > setenv boot-device /pci/Apple53C875Card/sd@0:0 0 > setenv boot-file netbsd 0 > reset-all
- Best results are if you set the Open Firmware
- Apple Network Server 500 and 700
-
Must use serial console (Open Firmware defaults to "Port 2" on the back of your machine)
Your serial console settings should be 38400 bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control, and you can typically use a standard Mac "printer" cable to connect two Macs (even m68k-based Macs). See the NetBSD Serial Port Primer for additional help.
ttyais labeled "Port 2" on the back of the machine,ttybis labeled "Port 1"Built-in
mc0ethernet does not work (gives timeout errors)
To install pre-1.5 versions of NetBSD you need to add a driver to the kernel for the SCSI controller. Aris Colp has provided versions of boot.fs and ncr.c that you can use to generate a 1.4.2 bootable system (you'll need to compile a kernel with the ncr driver on another machine)
- Models without video on the motherboard
- Several models shipped without video on the motherboard. Their video
is provided by a card in one of the PCI slots. Open Firmware uses a
different device path depending on the model of the card and the PCI
slot it is located in. Therefore, these are only suggestions as to
what your output-device is. If they don't
work, you will need to consult How do I use a PCI video card?
Make output-device 9500/150,180,180DP,200 /bandit@F4000000/ATY,mach64@D9600/200,200DP,233 /bandit@F4000000/IMS,tt128mbA@F9600/300,350 pci2/@FPowerTower Pro /bandit@F4000000/IMS,tt128mb8@FUmax S900 /bandit/IMS,tt128mb
- Models which cannot use the on-board video
- Several models have on-board video which doesn't cooperate with Open
Firmware, preventing it from booting NetBSD/macppc. You will need to
use a serial console
or third-party PCI video card to run NetBSD/macppc on your system.
- Performa 54xx, 6360, and 6400
- PowerComputing PowerCenter and PowerTower
- Umax C600 and Apus 3000
- Models not supported by System Disk
-
The models listed below are not supported by System Disk. It will complain at you if you try using it. Instead, you should use Boot Variables to set any Open Firmware settings, such as your output-device defaults.
- PowerMacintosh 4400 and 7220
Motorola Starmax 3000, 4000, 5000, and 5500
APS Tech M*Power 604e/200 - Performa 5500 and 6500
- Performa 54xx, 6400, and 6360
PowerComputing PowerBase
Umax Apus 2000, Apus 3000, C500, and C600
- Umax S900
- PowerMacintosh 4400 and 7220
- PowerComputing PowerCenter Pro
- Can't boot from Adaptec UltraSCSI card (it doesn't
support Open Firmware)
For the Mac DB15 video connector, use output-device pci1/@D
For the PC HD15 video connector, use output-device /bandit/ATY,mach64_3D_pcc
- Motorola Starmax 5000
- Apparently System Disk does not support these machines
(see above).
Open Firmware output-device for screen is /bandit@F2000000/ATY,RAGEII_M@11 (may not sync up monitor properly)
May need to unplug ZIP drive
May only be able to use SCSI or IDE, not both
SystemDisk doesn't help with SCSI/IDE issues
- Umax C500, C600, Apus 2000, and Apus 3000
- May need to disconnect the internal cdrom drive to boot from
any SCSI device
Matthew Reilly reports that System Disk does help allow his C500 to boot from a SCSI drive, even though it claims it doesn't support this model (see above).
NetBSD/macppc may not be able to boot if you use the on-board video on the C600 or Apus 3000 (see above).
- FAQ for macppc
-
http://www.NetBSD.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html
- Apple Hardware Reference
-
Hardware
Developer Notes
- SystemDisk Tutorial (for setting up Open Firmware)
-
http://www.NetBSD.org/Ports/macppc/SystemDisk-tutorial/
- Model information (Apple and clones)
-
http://www.info.apple.com/applespec/applespec.taf
http://www.everymac.com/systems/index.html
http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/index.shtml
http://www.lowendmac.com/imac/index.shtml
http://www.lowendmac.com/powerbooks.html
http://eshop.macsales.com/Tech/index.cfm?load=newertech.html (Newertech GURU 2.9)
- News archive
-
http://www.macinfo.de/archiv/archiv.html
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