From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 25 18:07:09 2011 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 4D43B106567B for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:07:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carrch@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout026.mac.com (asmtpout026.mac.com [17.148.16.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36B778FC0C for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:07:09 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from [10.0.1.9] (c-107-5-212-219.hsd1.mi.comcast.net [107.5.212.219]) by asmtp026.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-23.01(7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011)) with ESMTPSA id <0LTM000P8SVD1Y00@asmtp026.mac.com> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:06:52 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.4.6813,1.0.211,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-10-25_05:2011-10-25, 2011-10-25, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1110250175 Message-id: From: Chris Carr To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:06:48 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) Subject: Loader/installer problems - can't load 'kernel' 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: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:07:09 -0000 I've tried to install FreeBSD 8.2 on two different Macs which both have bad optical drives. So I am trying to perform the install from removable media. I've tried USB flash drive and an external firewire HD. Neither is working. I can get the loader to boot (manually through open firmware) but I can never get past the loader. It always ends up saying "can't load 'kernel'." When trying to boot installer from the USB drive I also get could not open , a few times before it gives up with "can't load 'kernel'." I followed the steps from this post: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=25266 . I can use dir ,:\ to list the contents of the install CD on the flash drive. I've passed the argument of the to the loader when I run the boot command. When I run lsdev, it shows no block devices available. Should I give up and set up a DHCP/TFTP/NFS server and run the install that way? Thanks for any help you can offer! Thanks! Chris