Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 07:39:40 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Erik Larsson <catacombae@gmail.com>, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Failed install attempt for FreeBSD 10 RC1 powerpc64 Message-ID: <52D3DE8C.8040903@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <52D3757C.1020600@gmail.com> References: <52AC0CA3.2010301@gmail.com> <52C967C7.3050101@freebsd.org> <52D3757C.1020600@gmail.com>
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On 01/13/14 00:11, Erik Larsson wrote: > Hi, > > Nathan Whitehorn wrote 2014-01-05 15.10: >> On 12/14/13 02:45, Erik Larsson wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I just tried installing FreeBSD 10 RC1 powerpc64 on my PowerMac11,2 >>> (2x2.3 GHz). The disc created from the ISO booted fine, and I was able >>> to install FreeBSD onto a UFS filesystem on my second hard drive (I >>> couldn't find an option to install to ZFS), but after a reboot the >>> system boot setting 'boot-device' in nvram had not changed (it booted >>> the previous default OS instead). >>> >>> I fixed the nvram value myself to point at the instealled .elf file >>> and made another attempt at booting. It loads the .elf file, the >>> screen flashes into black and then it exits back to openfirmware. >>> Seems to crash somehow. >>> >>> Does anybody have an idea what to try next to make the install succeed >>> and boot? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> - Erik >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> In case this never got answered, you probably want to boot bootinfo.txt >> instead of boot1.elf. Holding option should also let OF figure out the >> right thing to do. > > Thanks, I actually did figure this out. Currently running RC4 on this > machine and it's working quite well (without X at least...). A .txt > file seemed like an unlikely boot file and AFAICR it wasn't blessed > properly with 'tbxi', but when installing RC4 it got properly blessed. > > Just curious... why isn't the installer setting the nvram > 'boot-device' value (or at least offering to set it, like it probably > asks whether to install boot code to MBR on x86 BIOS hardware)? > > Best regards, > > - Erik The idea is that we shouldn't override user boot preferences. The bootinfo.txt is set with the tbxi type, so the regular OF boot chooser can find it -- or, if you aren't dual-booting, it will be found automatically. -Nathan
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