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From: jt <james.toy@bc.edu>
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Subject: Re: Can't boot on DVD to install
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Sure, seems like you are trying to load the default DVD drive...when
connecting something new you need to check the proper OpenFirmware
alias...so when you pop into OF -- type "devalias" scroll down and see where
the external drive corresponds with the actual location...and exchange the
"cd" for the "value delineated for external drive in OF" -- hope that
helps...

-jt

On 16/11/05 17-41, "edward" <kouye@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
> I dowloaded and burned 7.0-20051105-SNAP-powerpc-disc1.iso and tried an
> install on a PowerBook G4 667. I use an external DVD drive connected via
> firewire. FreeBSD is to be installed on a 5 GB partition on an external
> firewire disk, with another available partition for swap on the same
> disk. I have an external USB keyboard + mouse.
> With the FreeBSD DVD in the external drive, I booted into open firmware
> and typed :
> boot cd:,\boot\loader cd:0
> I get :
> can't OPEN: cd:,\boot\loader
> Any idea what is going wrong ?
> Thanks guys,
> Edward
> 
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