From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 7 17:38:26 2008 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 8B5AB1065687 for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:38:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22F848FC1A for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:38:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from horst@sxemacs.org) Received: from [220.237.26.25] (c220-237-26-25.farfl2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.26.25]) (authenticated sender horst.burkhardt) by mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m97HcOhh022170 for ; Wed, 8 Oct 2008 04:38:25 +1100 From: Horst =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=FCnther?= Burkhardt III To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML In-Reply-To: <48EB9CAF.9080401@freebsd.org> References: <1223393073.15248.151.camel@horst-tla> <1223394238.15248.161.camel@horst-tla> <1223395892.15248.167.camel@horst-tla> <48EB9A89.80609@ShaneWare.Biz> <1223400513.15248.179.camel@horst-tla> <48EB9CAF.9080401@freebsd.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-sfK8ceP4WiZuLjrFclAw" Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:38:48 +1100 Message-Id: <1223401128.15248.184.camel@horst-tla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Subject: Re: bootloader installation 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: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:38:26 -0000 --=-sfK8ceP4WiZuLjrFclAw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 12:30 -0500, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > Well, this is why we need a better system (thanks for your persistence).=20 > I'm assuming you tried several commands, and then that one worked? OF=20 > sometimes needs you to reboot after a failed boot (reset-all, or hit the=20 > power button). If you don't, it gets itself into a bad state, and gives=20 > this message. > -Nathan I'll be damned if I let a few glitches keep between me and my new shiny BSD box. Also, any help I can provide to you is the least I can do for you guys making and peddling such an excellent OS. Anyhow, after that, and using the line that works, we're back to the FreeBSD bootstrap loader. All goes well and then the line : can't load =C2=B4kernel=C2=B4 ... and then it drops me into the equivalent of a GrUB shell with the prompt:=20 OK _ I'm really not understanding this. -- Horst. --=-sfK8ceP4WiZuLjrFclAw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkjrnqgACgkQRtTtv0BbTe4JFgCgpmN/Y4SDPOL0eYpYGTGNUqM7 btQAn2FySBoJPS+J/e2fe9pQMLDYUJoW =LV+v -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-sfK8ceP4WiZuLjrFclAw--