Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 12:33:13 -0700 From: Gary <gdriggs@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD/powerpc from external FireWire drive? Message-ID: <AANLkTi=2PLR_BkOnD%2B4JDUVyzjSDGbvuxVL5YhCvgT9r@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8040E102-FEBF-48E3-AA06-ADD47458C963@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> 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>
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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). Presumably you have it temporarily connected to a monitor in order to learn that holding Option lets you boot from the external drive. In that case, have you tried booting in to OS X and choosing that drive from the "Startup Disk" system preferences? -Gary
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