NetBSD/macppc

NetBSD/macppc is the port of NetBSD to Apple's Power Macintosh series (and compatible) based on NetBSD/powerpc.

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Current status

• Boots to multi-user mode.
• Serial console works.
• PCI video works as a console.
• X Window System works. (Of course, video support is needed) (X11R6.6 based XFree86 server) (Patch for XFree86 4.0.1)

Known working hardware

• Apple Power Macintosh 7300/7600/8500/8600/9500/9600
• Apple Power Macintosh G3 MT/DT
• Apple Power Macintosh G3 (Blue&White)
• Apple Power Mac G4
• Apple Power Mac G4 Cube
• Apple Power Mac G5
• Apple PowerBook 2400c
• Apple PowerBook 3400c
• Apple PowerBook G3
• Apple PowerBook G4
• Apple iBook
• Apple iMac
• Apple iMac G5
• Apple Mac mini (powerpc)
• Apple Xserve
• Apple Xserve G5
• UMAX Apus2000
• UMAX Pulsar
• PowerComputing PowerWave 604/120
• Motorola StarMax 3000/240
• Motorola StarMax 4000/200
• PowerCity 4000/200

Machines that DO NOT WORK

• PowerMacs without Open Firmware.
• Nubus-based systems.
• PPC601-based systems.

Supported devices

• On-board 79C950 ethernet interface (mace).
• On-board bmac ethernet interface. (10base-T/100base-TX)
• On-board gmac ethernet interface (10base-T/100base-TX/1000base-T).
• On-board 53c94 SCSI controller.
• On-board MESH SCSI controller.
• (most SCSI disk/tape/CD-ROM devices.)
• On-board IDE DISK/CD-ROM.
• On-board serial port (modem/printer port).
• On-board audio (awacs/tumbler/snapper/daca/onyx).
• On-board floppy disk.
• Bandit PCI controller.
• MPC106 PCI controller. (grackle)
• Keyboard/mouse and PCI video cards.
• AHA-2940 SCSI.
• AdvanSys 1200[A,B], 9xx[U,UA] SCSI. (cannot use as a boot device)
• Cardbus.
• 750, 750FX/GX, 74xx based accelerator (YMMV:-)

How to install

Install instructions

How to get

• NetBSD 1.4 Release
• NetBSD-current bootable floppy disk image .
• NetBSD-current binary snapshot
• NetBSD-current source

Links

• NetBSD/macppc mailing list .
• Unofficial, but useful patches