Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:03:01 +0200 From: "Philip S. Schulz" <ph.schulz@gmx.de> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Problems with the loader Message-ID: <44D4F975.2030608@gmx.de>
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Hi! I'm having trouble installing the latest snapshot on my 12" PowerBook G4. I bought it in February 2006, so I think it's the last revision before they stopped selling the PowerBooks. I managed to start the loader but then the loader complains "can't load kernel". Here's what I've tried so far: 1. Hold down 'C' while booting: I can hear the CD spin up, it seems like there is disk activity but then the drive spins down again and Mac OS X is started. 2. At the Open Firmware prompt, type "boot cd:,\boot\loader": The loader starts, but says: "can't load 'kernel'" and then "no bootable kernel" 3. I have tried to explicitely tell the loader where to load the kernel from by issuing "set currdev=cd:," and then try to type "boot" again. Unfortunately that didn't work, either. Makes sense, since the loader prints the correct boot device when started. Tried "boot /boot/kernel" and then the loader complains "Cant't find /boot/kernel". 4. Also I have tried to copy boot/ from the CD to the internal harddisk an boot from there by saying "boot hd:,\boot\loader" at the Open Firmware prompt. Same effect as in 2. 5. Finally I have tried an older kernel, the one that is on the 2005/12/06 snapshot. Same problems. I'm sure it's something that I'm doing wrong, but I haven't been able to find out just what. Does anybody know what it might be? Thanks, Phil. -- Don't fix it if it ain't broke.
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