From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 15 17:39:35 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D47E31065676 for ; Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:39:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chmeeedalf@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f214.google.com (mail-bw0-f214.google.com [209.85.218.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 536098FC15 for ; Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:39:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz6 with SMTP id 6so1486157bwz.13 for ; Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:39:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:received:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=9A6l66zeAJf7+rr6GYJiP1szYL9oOmqZFFa+pDQIthk=; b=at9QjW4WnlW3M3YNplWQsK5UMoN4mS5PaUsLKXWDRgDyUwq+KN/Qt9l7/pg2YUFZwR 12b6CntYh6CuHHKpYlgz0QLo8e53PjremZG4nniwiDm7lnOndR5BnA+7oOZQAaaYIfes OnssGw5v87AoZ+MJVzTke2E+cCUTxqkZokNas= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=xWNYBnW0VRqBJwkKw3Ky/7ycF7IV67COHmOJTVvGdU5sFHKYzvwkqmBENrN3fnkqWI klZyBrLYDcPkkhW4d7enGqUDLXAmDDKSVTzB7x6P4R5ugjxlIkYCx7vcysRKBVdLP4KY WQ+DfUx8uImOvsfQzG1kNiha8eg7wnc1Pmr2I= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: chmeeedalf@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.135.133 with HTTP; Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:39:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <97009.36549.qm@web110104.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <97009.36549.qm@web110104.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:39:32 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 84a10ea0b23d88ef Received: by 10.204.129.66 with SMTP id n2mr467977bks.101.1271353172442; Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:39:32 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Justin Hibbits To: Super Biscuit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Powermac B&W G3 install status and questions 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: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:39:35 -0000 On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Super Biscuit wrote: > The suggestion didn't work; but, thanks for replying. > boot hd:3,\\:tbxi DISK-LABEL: LOAD (noninterposed) not supportedload-size=0 > adler32=1 > LOAD-SIZE is too small > ok > 0 > > > > --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Richard DeLaurell > wrote: > > From: Richard DeLaurell > Subject: Re: Powermac B&W G3 install status and questions > To: "Super Biscuit" > Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 5:00 PM > > I am working from memory here, but I believe your boot command should look > something like this: > > boot hd:#,\\:tbxi > > # is (I believe) the disk partition you're booting from; that should be the > location of your tbxi file. > > > This would be if you placed the tbxi file in the base directory on the #th > partition of your 1st hard drive. > > As I say, this is from memory since my G3 died quite a while ago. > > I am sorry if this is not helpful. > > > Good luck-- > > Richard DeLaurell > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Super Biscuit > wrote: > > > I've been able to install 8.0 powerpc to a G3 with 384M RAM. > > Apologies beforehand, there are a few questions. > > What is the open firmware command for booting? > > Mac-boot repeats a bad partition error. > > Should I have created a /boot partition? > > Currently, only a base system is installed. > > > > Will it be better to use an older release? > > > > If you need the system stats, I can post them. It will have to be done > through a Linux dmesg output. > You may need to boot through the CD. I don't know if the 8.0 installer installs a bootstrap partition, so try something like: boot cd:,\boot\loader hd:3 This will use the boot CD's loader, and boot to hd:3 (/dev/ad0s3) as the root. You may also want to look at http://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc, which has a link to a new install guide for ppc. - Justin