Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:30:23 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Horst_G=FCnther_Burkhardt_III?= <horst@sxemacs.org> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: bootloader installation Message-ID: <48EB9CAF.9080401@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1223400513.15248.179.camel@horst-tla> References: <1223393073.15248.151.camel@horst-tla> <b9c23c9f0810070833h694f08f4w2177d3b0656f348a@mail.gmail.com> <1223394238.15248.161.camel@horst-tla> <b9c23c9f0810070851w4eaa94a3k80f47454ce4bc781@mail.gmail.com> <1223395892.15248.167.camel@horst-tla> <48EB9A89.80609@ShaneWare.Biz> <1223400513.15248.179.camel@horst-tla>
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Horst Günther Burkhardt III wrote: > On Wed, 2008-10-08 at 03:51 +1030, Shane Ambler wrote: > >> What machine is this on, an old beige G3? >> >> Is your problem the 8GB limit? Try having the kernel in a partition that >> is completely inside the first 8GB. >> > > GOD NO. > > It's a ppc7400. Graphite Power Mac G4 400MHz ADC/GigE model. > > Using hd0:11 as the target allows the bootloader to Do Something (tm) > but I have found the next glitch: > > 0 > boot cd:,\boot\loader hd0:11, load-size=39748 adler32=bb45cad1 > > Loading ELF > > > CLAIM failed > ok > 0 > > Well, this is why we need a better system (thanks for your persistence). I'm assuming you tried several commands, and then that one worked? OF sometimes needs you to reboot after a failed boot (reset-all, or hit the power button). If you don't, it gets itself into a bad state, and gives this message. -Nathan
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