Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:39:32 -0400 From: Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> To: Super Biscuit <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Powermac B&W G3 install status and questions Message-ID: <i2tfd9cd3451004151039i8a668f7nd656e98b25343380@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <97009.36549.qm@web110104.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <m2j4324dbec1004151000s681c6556r3e98a9e5e09f067f@mail.gmail.com> <97009.36549.qm@web110104.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Super Biscuit <super_bisquit@yahoo.com>wrote: > The suggestion didn't work; but, thanks for replying. > boot hd:3,\\:tbxi DISK-LABEL: LOAD (noninterposed) not supportedload-size=0 > adler32=1 > LOAD-SIZE is too small > ok > 0 > > > > --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Richard DeLaurell <richard.delaurell@gmail.com> > wrote: > > From: Richard DeLaurell <richard.delaurell@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Powermac B&W G3 install status and questions > To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> > Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 5:00 PM > > I am working from memory here, but I believe your boot command should look > something like this: > > boot hd:#,\\:tbxi > > # is (I believe) the disk partition you're booting from; that should be the > location of your tbxi file. > > > This would be if you placed the tbxi file in the base directory on the #th > partition of your 1st hard drive. > > As I say, this is from memory since my G3 died quite a while ago. > > I am sorry if this is not helpful. > > > Good luck-- > > Richard DeLaurell > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Super Biscuit <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > I've been able to install 8.0 powerpc to a G3 with 384M RAM. > > Apologies beforehand, there are a few questions. > > What is the open firmware command for booting? > > Mac-boot repeats a bad partition error. > > Should I have created a /boot partition? > > Currently, only a base system is installed. > > > > Will it be better to use an older release? > > > > If you need the system stats, I can post them. It will have to be done > through a Linux dmesg output. > You may need to boot through the CD. I don't know if the 8.0 installer installs a bootstrap partition, so try something like: boot cd:,\boot\loader hd:3 This will use the boot CD's loader, and boot to hd:3 (/dev/ad0s3) as the root. You may also want to look at http://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc, which has a link to a new install guide for ppc. - Justin
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