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1969-12-31 18:00:00 |
Hi, i've succesfully installed netbsd 3.0 on an ibook. This
section:
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/
netbsd-3-0/200605220000Z/macppc/INSTALL.html#Examples%20of%2
0Open%20Firmware%20boot%20commands
shows some typical boot commands, but none of them appear to
work. i can't
boot from the hard drive. when i do devalias there is hd,
ide0, ide1,
ultra0, ultra1, scsi... all these are used in various ways
in the
examples, but i can't seem to use dir to get a listing and
i don't know
how to find out which of these i should use.
if it's any help, netbsd installed on something called wd0.
cheers
iain
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1969-12-31 18:00:00 |
Hi,
What error you got when using the commands ?
The "hd" alias should work fine for the internal
hard drive...
In example, if 2 is the number of the ofwboot.xcf partition
and 3 is
the number of the root partition where the kernel lives, a
command
like this should work ok :
boot hd:2,\ofwboot.xcf hd:3,/netbsd
(you can use pdisk to get the numbers)
-Marco
On 7/2/06, Iain Dooley <iain iaindooley.com> wrote:
> Hi, i've succesfully installed netbsd 3.0 on an ibook.
This section:
>
> http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/
netbsd-3-0/200605220000Z/macppc/INSTALL.html#Examples%20of%2
0Open%20Firmware%20boot%20commands
>
> shows some typical boot commands, but none of them
appear to work. i can't
> boot from the hard drive. when i do devalias there is
hd, ide0, ide1,
> ultra0, ultra1, scsi... all these are used in various
ways in the
> examples, but i can't seem to use dir to get a listing
and i don't know
> how to find out which of these i should use.
>
> if it's any help, netbsd installed on something called
wd0.
>
> cheers
>
> iain
>
>
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1969-12-31 18:00:00 |
On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, Marco wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What error you got when using the commands ?
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1969-12-31 18:00:00 |
Hi,
If you want to be able to boot from the hard drive you need
to create
a small bootstrap partition to host the `ofwboot.xcf' file.
That partition need to be on a file system that OpenFirmware
understands; such as HFS, HFS+, etc (not FFS).
If you have Mac OS installed, you can use the Mac OS
partition.
Once you have created this partition, you`ll have a
partition map like this:
# pdisk /dev/wd0c
Edit /dev/wd0c -
Command (? for help): p
Partition map (with 512 byte blocks) on '/dev/wd0c'
#: type name length base ( size )
1: Apple_partition_map Apple 63 1
2: Apple_HFS boot 262144 64
(128.0M)
3: Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root 4194304 262208
( 2.0G) S0 RUFS k0 /
[...]
In this example the boot partition is number 2 and the root
partiton
is number 3.
Then the OF command used should be like this one:
0> boot hd:2,\ofwboot.xcf hd:3,/netbsd
Notice that "/netbsd" is the path to the kernel
image you want to boot.
-Marco
On 7/2/06, Iain Dooley <iainiaindooley.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, Marco wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > What error you got when using the commands ?
> .
> > The "hd" alias should work fine for
the internal hard drive...
> >
> > In example, if 2 is the number of the ofwboot.xcf
partition and 3 is
> > the number of the root partition where the kernel
lives, a command
> > like this should work ok :
> >
> > boot hd:2,\ofwboot.xcf hd:3,/netbsd
> >
> > (you can use pdisk to get the numbers)
>
> i booted back into netbsd using:
>
> boot cd:,\ofwboot.xcf
macppc\binary\kernel\netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz
>
> and then did:
>
> ls /dev/
>
> to find that i have several wd0 slices a-p (wd0 is
where netbsd
> installed). i tried:
>
> pdisk -l /dev/wd[a-p] #issuing separate commands for
each slice
>
> only wd0a and wd0c had listings, and they appear to be
identical (i've
> reproduced this manually so excuse me if it's a little
messy):
>
> # type name length base
(size)
> 1: Apple_partition_map Apple 2 1
> 2: NetBSD/macppc* NetBSD 2147483647 4
(1024.0G)
>
> 1024G!! what a great laptop  now if i
reboot into OFW, i tried:
>
> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,\NetBSD\macppc
> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,/NetBSD/macppc
> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,\NetBSD
> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,/NetBSD
>
> the the same with hd:1 for the second partition. the
error i get is:
>
> DISK-LABEL: LOAD (noninterposed) not
supportedload-size=0 adler32=1
>
> LOAD-SIZE is too small
> ok
> >
>
> i tried partitions [0-9] for the first argument, ie:
>
> boot hd:1,\ofwboot.xcf ...
>
> etc. but in all cases i get the error:
>
> MAC-PARTS: specified partition is not valid can't
OPEN: hd:1,ofwboot.xcf
>
> any clues?
>
> cheers
>
> iain
>
> > -Marco
> >
> > On 7/2/06, Iain Dooley <iainiaindooley.com> wrote:
> >> Hi, i've succesfully installed netbsd 3.0 on
an ibook. This section:
> >>
> >>
> http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/
netbsd-3-0/200605220000Z/macppc/INSTALL.html#Examples%20of%2
0Open%20Firmware%20boot%20commands
> >>
> >> shows some typical boot commands, but none of
them appear to work. i
> can't
> >> boot from the hard drive. when i do devalias
there is hd, ide0, ide1,
> >> ultra0, ultra1, scsi... all these are used in
various ways in the
> >> examples, but i can't seem to use dir to get
a listing and i don't know
> >> how to find out which of these i should use.
> >>
> >> if it's any help, netbsd installed on
something called wd0.
> >>
> >> cheers
> >>
> >> iain
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
>
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Marco Trillo
marcotrillogmail.com
marcoartemis.tmdel.ath.cx
http://artemis.tmdel.ath
.cx/
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2006-07-04 23:28:10 |
hello again,
On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, Marco wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If you want to be able to boot from the hard drive you
need to create
> a small bootstrap partition to host the `ofwboot.xcf'
file.
> That partition need to be on a file system that
OpenFirmware
> understands; such as HFS, HFS+, etc (not FFS).
>
> If you have Mac OS installed, you can use the Mac OS
partition.
i have already installed NetBSD on the hard drive, now when
i try to boot
without open firmware, i just get a flashing question mark
icon.
reading this section of the install guide (which i
apparently completely
disregarded the first time through  !!):
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/
netbsd-3-0/200605220000Z/macppc/INSTALL.html#Partitioning%20
your%20hard%20drive%20for%20NetBSD
i see that i am able to create these partitions using pdisk.
i presume i'm
able to do this by booting into the shell from the cd.
i gave it a go, but was a big confused. i deleted existing
partitions and
tried to make a new one at base 4, 200 blocks long (200
blocks being
100x1024/512 for the HFS partition) but it told me that the
partition was
not big enough, however it is some 30,000 blocks long.
can anyone tell me the set of commands to use to create
these partitions
and copy ofwboot.xcf in there from the cd?
cheers
iain
> Once you have created this partition, you`ll have a
partition map like this:
>
> # pdisk /dev/wd0c
> Edit /dev/wd0c -
> Command (? for help): p
>
> Partition map (with 512 byte blocks) on '/dev/wd0c'
> #: type name length base (
size )
> 1: Apple_partition_map Apple 63 1
> 2: Apple_HFS boot 262144 64
(128.0M)
> 3: Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root 4194304 262208
( 2.0G) S0 RUFS k0 /
> [...]
>
> In this example the boot partition is number 2 and the
root partiton
> is number 3.
>
> Then the OF command used should be like this one:
>
> 0> boot hd:2,\ofwboot.xcf hd:3,/netbsd
>
> Notice that "/netbsd" is the path to the
kernel image you want to boot.
>
>
> -Marco
>
> On 7/2/06, Iain Dooley <iainiaindooley.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, Marco wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > What error you got when using the commands ?
>> .
>> > The "hd" alias should work fine
for the internal hard drive...
>> >
>> > In example, if 2 is the number of the
ofwboot.xcf partition and 3 is
>> > the number of the root partition where the
kernel lives, a command
>> > like this should work ok :
>> >
>> > boot hd:2,\ofwboot.xcf hd:3,/netbsd
>> >
>> > (you can use pdisk to get the numbers)
>>
>> i booted back into netbsd using:
>>
>> boot cd:,\ofwboot.xcf
macppc\binary\kernel\netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz
>>
>> and then did:
>>
>> ls /dev/
>>
>> to find that i have several wd0 slices a-p (wd0 is
where netbsd
>> installed). i tried:
>>
>> pdisk -l /dev/wd[a-p] #issuing separate commands
for each slice
>>
>> only wd0a and wd0c had listings, and they appear to
be identical (i've
>> reproduced this manually so excuse me if it's a
little messy):
>>
>> # type name length base
(size)
>> 1: Apple_partition_map Apple 2 1
>> 2: NetBSD/macppc* NetBSD 2147483647 4
(1024.0G)
>>
>> 1024G!! what a great laptop now if i
reboot into OFW, i tried:
>>
>> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,\NetBSD\macppc
>> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,/NetBSD/macppc
>> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,\NetBSD
>> boot hd:0,\ofwboot.xcf hd:2,/NetBSD
>>
>> the the same with hd:1 for the second partition.
the error i get is:
>>
>> DISK-LABEL: LOAD (noninterposed) not
supportedload-size=0 adler32=1
>>
>> LOAD-SIZE is too small
>> ok
>> >
>>
>> i tried partitions [0-9] for the first argument,
ie:
>>
>> boot hd:1,\ofwboot.xcf ...
>>
>> etc. but in all cases i get the error:
>>
>> MAC-PARTS: specified partition is not valid can't
OPEN: hd:1,ofwboot.xcf
>>
>> any clues?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> iain
>>
>> > -Marco
>> >
>> > On 7/2/06, Iain Dooley <iainiaindooley.com> wrote:
>> >> Hi, i've succesfully installed netbsd 3.0
on an ibook. This section:
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/
netbsd-3-0/200605220000Z/macppc/INSTALL.html#Examples%20of%2
0Open%20Firmware%20boot%20commands
>> >>
>> >> shows some typical boot commands, but none
of them appear to work. i
>> can't
>> >> boot from the hard drive. when i do
devalias there is hd, ide0, ide1,
>> >> ultra0, ultra1, scsi... all these are used
in various ways in the
>> >> examples, but i can't seem to use dir to
get a listing and i don't know
>> >> how to find out which of these i should
use.
>> >>
>> >> if it's any help, netbsd installed on
something called wd0.
>> >>
>> >> cheers
>> >>
>> >> iain
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
> --
>
------------------------------------------------------------
--
> Marco Trillo
> marcotrillogmail.com
> marcoartemis.tmdel.ath.cx
> http://artemis.tmdel.ath
.cx/
>
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