Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:45:19 -0500 From: "Brandon McWhirter" <macbrando@gmail.com> To: grehan@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Error Loading Installer Disc Message-ID: <f72a61080712051045q6cb1d71eo5e63e8ddf3ee34d0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4756E3DA.6040102@freebsd.org> References: <f72a61080712040838m27c6204i6faed228db0dfae7@mail.gmail.com> <475600C5.4080805@freebsd.org> <f72a61080712050657j4a5318afg9e3ebae922059f8e@mail.gmail.com> <4756E3DA.6040102@freebsd.org>
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I'll give this a shot. Will I have to get into OpenFirmware and do that command everytime I restart or can a bootloader be installed on something? Thanks! On Dec 5, 2007 12:46 PM, Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi Brandon, > > > http://www.macmaniacs.com/1204071648.jpg > > > > I want to get rid of the 'ad0's at the top Can anyone point me in the > right > > direction as to how I can accomplish this? > > If you are willing to wipe whatever is on the disk, you can still get > this to work, albeit a little klunky. > > Select the ad0s2 partition. Use 'C' to create a filesystem, with the > path of '/'. Then 'Q' to finish. You haven't created a swap paritition, > and you will receive a warning, but that is OK. Then, complete a FreeBSD > install like you normally would. > > However, to boot, you must leave the install CD in the drive, break > into OpenFirmware, and: > > 0 > boot cd:0,\boot\loader hd:2 > > later, > > Peter. >home | help
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