From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 13 12:39:44 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DD0585AF for ; Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:39:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (wmauth3.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.226]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AA48C1997 for ; Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:39:43 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.01(7.0.4.27.0) 64bit (built Aug 30 2012)) id <0MZC00900AYTQF00@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Mon, 13 Jan 2014 06:39:42 -0600 (CST) X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-3, Version=6.0.3.2322014, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.2107409, Antispam-Data: 2014.1.13.123015, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 Received: from wanderer.tachypleus.net (pool-72-66-107-173.washdc.fios.verizon.net [72.66.107.173]) by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.01(7.0.4.27.0) 64bit (built Aug 30 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MZC006ISB64LR00@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Mon, 13 Jan 2014 06:39:41 -0600 (CST) Message-id: <52D3DE8C.8040903@freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 07:39:40 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.2.0 To: Erik Larsson , freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Failed install attempt for FreeBSD 10 RC1 powerpc64 References: <52AC0CA3.2010301@gmail.com> <52C967C7.3050101@freebsd.org> <52D3757C.1020600@gmail.com> In-reply-to: <52D3757C.1020600@gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.6 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:39:44 -0000 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