From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 16 15:37:05 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 BB9261065670; Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:37:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vx0-f182.google.com (mail-vx0-f182.google.com [209.85.220.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D39A8FC1E; Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:37:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vxc34 with SMTP id 34so1955612vxc.13 for ; Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:37:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=P3pQEy/4AbO/OZPnlbin0MJ6OFY38/mRHoHlwPIQt2E=; b=Uy++KjlT99+IMpPcUGF+gB2oRFrrTBZ0S2iUKnq6yKYR1Y8MVgZzCIUQMdK8X9ERfL 2JpBpoyhrEICcuKka0Jx0yHAY1g4SljX1v+bE1Wo8o4y5VAHumt8L+wBDyrQuLf9oYOa 3MAbeCT2JoaPmymaKLIll9kCMQmjLSHxSBLsw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=euKwhDZ4eUTzfxoOp6kn+iem4upjj9LljBhCgE1gzTRx+8qT8j4rD2AZXo4fwwtAr2 rVAj3uTlSGy4Gwe6aGZDRmwUdPcuG/AQtxFOgUJvoiw9MPs0geN5nZ+a+QwP+io+jwZA FusSqrcxGwGHhNgUlNyu7Weha1IyEGeJobCtc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.0.196 with SMTP id 4mr127568vdg.215.1300289819297; Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:36:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.201.139 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:36:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20110113220450.57d09983.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20110114221406.34969090.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <4D31582F.1060300@FreeBSD.org> <20110115190637.7ac32abe.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20110122200810.2386cbef.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20110313221425.a8d3361f.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <4200D52B-ED04-4F6A-BA2A-EAD7DF3EBF37@gmail.com> <20110314212840.91564b62.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:36:59 -0400 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: Torfinn Ingolfsen , Nathan Whitehorn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PowerPC, gpart and multiboot (Was: Trying to install FreeBSD 8.2-RC1 on a PowerMac G5) 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: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:37:05 -0000 Okay, with boot1.txt, is it possible to set the exact partition number? CHRP-BOOT> FreeBSD/powerpc bootloader FreeBSD $FreeBSD: src/sys/boot/powerpc/boot1.chrp/bootinfo.txt,v 1.2 2008/10/$ MacRISC MacRISC3 MacRISC4 " screen" output boot &device;:&partition;,\ppc\boot1.elf <-- here to such as /dev/ad0s12 as an additional argument?? And can ufsread.c be modified to allow such as booting from another partition? Can one use ffs instead of ufs2 and have a separate boot for what tingo asked? On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Super Bisquit wrote: > On 3/14/11, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:48:24 -0400 > > Justin Hibbits wrote: > > > >> Don't quote me on it, but you might be able to use forth scripts on > >> the 'primary' FreeBSD install's root to do what you're asking, > >> possibly modifying one of the scripts in ...sys/boot/forth. > > > > Aha, so there isn't a simple boot manager available (like 'boot0' for > i386)? > Make the assumption that the bootloader will look for the closest > kernel. Try setting up the partitions first and then seeing how > sysinstall looks at it. > > I would like this to be as painless as possible, once set up. > > -- > > Torfinn > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >