From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 5 20:03:04 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC9F016A4E0 for ; Sat, 5 Aug 2006 20:03:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ph.schulz@gmx.de) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.de [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 060A843D82 for ; Sat, 5 Aug 2006 20:03:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ph.schulz@gmx.de) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 05 Aug 2006 20:03:01 -0000 Received: from p54A4031F.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO [192.168.1.36]) [84.164.3.31] by mail.gmx.net (mp019) with SMTP; 05 Aug 2006 22:03:01 +0200 X-Authenticated: #1954550 Message-ID: <44D4F975.2030608@gmx.de> Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:03:01 +0200 From: "Philip S. Schulz" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Macintosh/20060719) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Subject: Problems with the loader 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: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:03:04 -0000 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.