Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:25:38 +0100 From: edward <kouye@wanadoo.fr> To: jt <james.toy@bc.edu>, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't boot on DVD to install Message-ID: <437CBD12.104@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <BFA153F5.3C6%james.toy@bc.edu> References: <BFA153F5.3C6%james.toy@bc.edu>
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I tested fw, fw1 and fwx. No luck. But at least, I get a different message with fw. When I type : boot fw:,\boot\loader fw:0 I get : method <load> not found; ihandle=ffbc5540 phandle=ff986bc0 load-size=0 adler32=1 LOAD-SIZE is too small ok I get the same message with boot fw:,\boot\loader cd:0 boot fw:,\boot\loader fw1:0 boot fw:,\boot\loader fwx:0 Any ideas ? Edward BTW, I obviously lack basic OF knowledge. Is there some kind of tech note I should ckeck out ? jt wrote: > Depends on the system setup...and the number of ports the computer has...for > instance my machine lists my hd's as ultra0 and ultra1... "0" being the > first drive and "1" being the second...you need to check where the disks are > mounted...there is an obvious difference in location between an HD and a CD > / DVD in terms of locations...without seeing that your best bet...as there > are probably only about two devices and you are mounting the root....is to > test the two...my rule of thumb is top down...but you can also use the > command "dev / ls" to check the root...kinda cool and kinda bizarre...i just > had a correspondence similar to this....but once you figure it out...you got > it. Best of luck...(if all else fails just test them) > > -jt > > > On 16/11/05 18-9, "edward" <kouye@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > > >>Hi James, >>It does help, but I need a bit more... Running devalias gives me a list >>of devices that I am having a hard time figuring out. The firewire >>devices seem to be labeled fwx, fw1 and fw. >>Any clue how I can figure out who is who ? >>(you may have gathered by now I am kind of new to OF. Don't worry >>though, I learn fast...) >>Edward >> >>jt wrote: >> >>>Sure, seems like you are trying to load the default DVD drive...when >>>connecting something new you need to check the proper OpenFirmware >>>alias...so when you pop into OF -- type "devalias" scroll down and see where >>>the external drive corresponds with the actual location...and exchange the >>>"cd" for the "value delineated for external drive in OF" -- hope that >>>helps... >>> >>>-jt >>> >>>On 16/11/05 17-41, "edward" <kouye@wanadoo.fr> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi, >>>>I dowloaded and burned 7.0-20051105-SNAP-powerpc-disc1.iso and tried an >>>>install on a PowerBook G4 667. I use an external DVD drive connected via >>>>firewire. FreeBSD is to be installed on a 5 GB partition on an external >>>>firewire disk, with another available partition for swap on the same >>>>disk. I have an external USB keyboard + mouse. >>>>With the FreeBSD DVD in the external drive, I booted into open firmware >>>>and typed : >>>>boot cd:,\boot\loader cd:0 >>>>I get : >>>>can't OPEN: cd:,\boot\loader >>>>Any idea what is going wrong ? >>>>Thanks guys, >>>>Edward >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > >
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