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<h4><a name="1">How can I install FreeBSD/ppc?</a></h4>
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<p>ISO images of FreeBSD &rel.current; suitable for New-World Macs are
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<p>ISO images of FreeBSD &rel.current; are
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available for download, for details on how to obtain these see the
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<a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/announce.html">release announcement.</a></p>
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<h4><a name="3">How to use ports on FreeBSD/ppc?</a></h4>
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<p>The easy way to use ports on FreeBSD is to use portsnap.
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<p>The easiest way to use ports on FreeBSD is to use portsnap.
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Refer to the Handbook if you need assistance to
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<a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html">use
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the Ports Collection</a>.</p>
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<h4><a name="4">Should I install powerpc or powerpc64?</a></h4>
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<p>The powerpc64 port provides a 64-bit kernel and userland, and is supported
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on all 64-bit CPUs. Users of 32-bit CPUs (G3, G4) must use the 32-bit
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on all 64-bit CPUs. Users of 32-bit CPUs (Apple G3/G4) must use the 32-bit
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powerpc platform, users of 64-bit CPUs that support 32-bit operating
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systems (G5) have a choice, and users of 64-bit CPUs that do not (Cell)
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systems (Apple G5) have a choice, and users of 64-bit CPUs that do not
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must use powerpc64. For those users with a choice, powerpc64 provides
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some additional features (the ability to use more than 2 GB of RAM and
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ZFS support) while having slightly worse ports support due to being
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a newer and less common architecture. Like other 64-bit platforms,
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ZFS support).
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Like other 64-bit platforms,
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FreeBSD/powerpc64 supports running 32-bit binaries as well as 64-bit ones.
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</p>
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<a href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc">on the wiki</a>.</p>
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<p>The FreeBSD/ppc port should run on any New-World Apple machine (any Apple
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machine with a built-in USB port), as well as the Sony Playstation 3. A
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port to IBM pSeries hardware is in progress. People reported FreeBSD runs
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on following machines:</p>
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machine with a built-in USB port), as well as the Sony Playstation 3.</p>
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<p>People have previously reported that FreeBSD runs on the following
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machines:</p>
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<table class="tblbasic">
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<tr class="heading">
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<h3><a name="issues">Known Issues</a></h3>
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<ul>
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<li>There is a known bug in the boot-loader, that prevents you from
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<li>On New-World Apples,
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there is a known bug in the boot-loader, that prevents you from
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loading an alternate kernel, so testing your kernel is a bit risky.
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When booting the loader from the Open Firmware prompt, give it a
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partition which is either non-existent, doesn't have a kernel to load,
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.freescale.com/files/product/doc/MPCFPE32B.pdf">
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PowerPC chip documentation</a></li>
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PowerPC 32-bit chip documentation</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.firmworks.com/QuickRef.html">
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Open Firmware Quick Reference</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/technotes/tn/tn2001.html">
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"TN2001: Running Files from a Hard Drive in Open Firmware"</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://sourceware.org/psim/">psim</a> - A PowerPC
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simulator, available as a FreeBSD port at
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<a href="https://www.freshports.org/?package=psim-freebsd">
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emulators/psim-freebsd</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h3><a name="links">Other Links of Interest</a></h3>
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