Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:08:14 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Loader/installer problems - can't load 'kernel' Message-ID: <20111029230814.7de65ff6.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <FE9B8C51-046A-4D00-9B69-2B34A06FFD57@mac.com> References: <D393E536-D4F0-4015-9F1F-36C880035FF5@mac.com> <20111026181947.ce8c22ad.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <FE9B8C51-046A-4D00-9B69-2B34A06FFD57@mac.com>
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:01:05 -0400 Chris Carr <carrch@mac.com> wrote: > Thanks for trying to help, Torfinn! > > Specs of machines: > Powerbook G4 1.5Ghz, 1.25gb RAM, NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 > iMac G3 (Summer 2001) 600MHz, ATI Rage 128 > > The "load sbp" command (entered at OF boot loader) results with: can't > find 'sbp' Try 'load kernel/sbp' instead. Does 'ls' work (or is it 'lsdev'?); can you see any files on the CD? > I've tried a partition on my Powerbook's internal HD with BSD 9.0 > liveCD on it and it's not cooperating either. What kind of partition? In the old days (FreeBSD 3.x, 4.x) it had to be a MS-DOS (ie. FAT) partition; today I haven't tried, so I don't know what kind of partition can be / needs to be. > Does DiskUtility or (command line) asr work for loading necessary boot > blocks on to a device? Sorry; I don't know. > The dd command does a device/block copy which is somehow different > than an asr restore? I don't know what an "asr restore" is; sorry. > I'm just confused as to what is going on since open firmware can see > all the files on HFS (or HFS+), OF can start the boot loader, but then > the boot loader loses all knowledge of any filesystems. So, the 'ls' (or 'lsdev') command from the boot loader doesn't work? -- Torfinn
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