From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 28 11:38:38 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87D87106564A for ; Mon, 28 May 2012 11:38:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from agogare.doit.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5894C8FC08 for ; Mon, 28 May 2012 11:38:38 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0M4Q00500DO8K900@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Mon, 28 May 2012 06:38:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: from wanderer.tachypleus.net (gateway02.m3-connect.de [88.79.237.12]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0M4Q0001PDO4ZH10@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Mon, 28 May 2012 06:38:31 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 13:38:26 +0200 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <4FC2F359.9000207@saltant.com> To: "John W. O'Brien" Message-id: <4FC363B2.9090008@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=88.79.237.12 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-16, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2012.5.28.112415, SenderIP=88.79.237.12 References: <4FC2F359.9000207@saltant.com> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:12.0) Gecko/20120502 Thunderbird/12.0 Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trouble booting 9-STABLE memstick on PowerBook G4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 11:38:38 -0000 On 05/28/12 05:39, John W. O'Brien wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello freebsd-ppc, > > I am trying to install 9-STABLE (r236164, GENERIC) on a PowerBook G4 > (model #A1010) that has a gimpy optical drive, but I cannot get the > memstick to boot. I know my way around i386 and amd64 reasonably well, > but am new to freebsd-ppc and to Open Firmware. CC me off-list with > replies, please. > Two suggestions: 1. It may show up in the graphical boot chooser that comes up if you hold down "Option" 2. dd'ing the regular CD image to a USB stick may also work It's also possible that your model of powerbook can't boot from USB. It should, however, be able to boot from firewire -- in particular, if you have a second powerbook/ibook/macbook you should be able to boot from the other machine's optical drive if it is in target mode. -Nathan