From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 5 20:10:35 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 24963106566C for ; Tue, 5 Oct 2010 20:10:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from argol.doit.wisc.edu (argol.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E70728FC12 for ; Tue, 5 Oct 2010 20:10:34 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0L9U00B0O2PMC500@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:10:34 -0500 (CDT) Received: from anacreon.physics.wisc.edu (anacreon.physics.wisc.edu [128.104.160.176]) by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0L9U008OG2PL5X40@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:10:33 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:10:32 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-id: <20101005151032.23987de0@anacreon.physics.wisc.edu> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.20.1; powerpc64-portbld-freebsd9.0) X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=128.104.160.176 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-14, Version=5.6.0.2009776, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2010.10.5.140614, SenderIP=128.104.160.176 References: <40D5CC15-8828-4CFD-AE13-2211B9742AE2@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <20101001150548.6a652cba@anacreon.physics.wisc.edu> <5F44B27D-0A14-4F59-8EA2-2D52ADC4C79D@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <4CAA4828.3010906@freebsd.org> <07BF978E-D458-4138-8871-00D5AC1106C0@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <20101005195613.22292695.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <8040E102-FEBF-48E3-AA06-ADD47458C963@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD/powerpc from external FireWire drive? 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, 05 Oct 2010 20:10:35 -0000 On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:00:15 -0400 Paul Mather wrote: > On Oct 5, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Gary wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Paul Mather wrote: > > > >> It works when booting from the graphical boot chooser (obtained by > >> holding down the Option key during boot), but I couldn't figure > >> out a way to boot from an external FireWire drive from the > >> OpenFirmware prompt (Cmd-Opt-O-F startup). > > > > (BTW, right now I am doing all my testing on an external FireWire > hooked up to a PowerBook G4 laptop that does have a screen and > built-in keyboard, so that I can familiarise myself with the install > and boot process in preparation for hooking it up to the Xserve G5 > that lacks these graphical amenities.) > On the PowerBook, examine the properties of the OF /chosen node (ofwdump -p /chosen). That should give you the device path used by OF to boot the system. -Nathan