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Subject: Re: Getting Open Firmware on PowerMac G5 to boot from the CD
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From: Jukka Ukkonen <jau789@gmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 09:42:18 +0300
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On 09/06/15 09:10, Jukka Ukkonen wrote:
> 
> Does anyone remember how one is supposed to tell Open Firmware on
> a PowerMac G5 to boot FreeBSD from the CD?
> 
> I got an old PowerMac G5 a few days ago. Now I have it waiting at the
> "ok" prompt, but I just can't remember the magic spell I gave to my
> G4 to make it boot from the CD, and to be quite honest I don't have
> the foggiest idea whether the same magic should work for a G5.

I found the answer only minutes after I had asked this.
So, I here it is in case anyone else needs the same info...

boot cd:,\\:tbxi

--jau