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Date:      Sun, 7 Jul 2019 23:08:58 +0200
From:      Michael Tuexen <tuexen@freebsd.org>
To:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: autobooting FreeBSD on Black Bird
Message-ID:  <EF468E46-E5B2-4FBE-8EFC-5A393E0CA587@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20190706181345.GB4111@lonesome.com>
References:  <0694EB91-05BD-4E98-BE6C-B1114D7DAE83@freebsd.org> <20190706181345.GB4111@lonesome.com>

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> On 6. Jul 2019, at 20:13, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> wrote:
>=20
> On Sat, Jul 06, 2019 at 02:03:18PM +0200, Michael Tuexen wrote:
>> Using these settings I would expect the system to boot FreeBSD
>> automatically after 5 seconds. This does not happen. The system
>> also tests for PXE boot although not configured above.
>=20
> I just yesterday updated the wiki article:
>=20
>  https://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc/Raptor/Blackbird
Something you might want to add there.

To get autobooting to work, I had to edit the file /boot/etc/kboot.conf =
on my SSD.
I had to add the line 'default=3DFreeBSD'.
So it reads now:
tuexen@blackbird:~ % cat /boot/etc/kboot.conf=20
default=3DFreeBSD
FreeBSD=3D'/kernel/kernel kernelname=3D/boot/kernel/kernel =
vfs.root.mountfrom=3Dufs:/dev/ada0p2'

I figured that out by finding =
https://github.com/open-power/petitboot/issues/49

The system automatically boots now into FreeBSD...

Now I have to figure out what the missing USB support is about.

Best regards
Michael
>=20
> based on my experiences with the new box sitting at my left elbow :-)
> So, it's possible to make it work.  Our settings appear _almost_
> identical.
>=20
> OTOH that article still has the instructions I was given to set up
> remote access (at Integricloud).  So, I *did* do the 'ifconfig =
enP4p1s0f2'
> dance, whether or not it was neccessary.
>=20
> So I would either try that, or set Network to "DHCP on a specific
> interface", which I think I had to specify, as well.
>=20
> Let me know what works for you and I will update the wiki article.
> I expect we will have more users joining us.
>=20
> mcl




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