Open Firmware issue....

Hi guys
I have a problem with my trusty old Powerbook 3500(Open
Firmware  
2.0.1) ....

Whenever I reboot the system it stops with a black screen...
but  
forcing it into Open Firmware I just type "boot"
and everything boots  
fine....

Somewhere there was a hint with
setenv boot-command " screen" output boot

.. and I tried that but still no luck in getting the system
to  
autoboot (yes! the auto-boot? flag is set to true)

Any ideas ??

On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 04:07:05PM +0200, Niels S. Eliasen
wrote:
> Hi guys
> I have a problem with my trusty old Powerbook 3500(Open
Firmware  
> 2.0.1) ....
> 
> Whenever I reboot the system it stops with a black
screen... but  
> forcing it into Open Firmware I just type
"boot" and everything boots  
> fine....
> 
> Somewhere there was a hint with
> setenv boot-command " screen" output boot
> 
> .. and I tried that but still no luck in getting the
system to  
> autoboot (yes! the auto-boot? flag is set to true)
> 
> Any ideas ??

I believe you should disable auto-boot?.  By having
boot-command set, it
already starts booting, I think.  I use a bootmenu I snarfed
somewhere
from the mail archives and modified a bit.  You can find it
here
ftp://frohike.homeunix.org/other/bootmenu.4th

I don't understand most the code, but you might be able to
find the
magic incantation that resets the screen here.

Regards,
Peter
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 experience much like composing poetry or music."
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Hi Peter
Thanks for the advice... but I cannot disable auto-boot? as
this is  
the primary web-/mail-server ..
Which is also the reason that I have to find a solution....
If I am away (customer site.. or whatever) I really am
dependent upon  
the system coming up again, if there has been a
power-failure.....



Den 09/05/2007 kl. 16.12 skrev Peter Bex:

> On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 04:07:05PM +0200, Niels S.
Eliasen wrote:
>> Hi guys
>> I have a problem with my trusty old Powerbook
3500(Open Firmware
>> 2.0.1) ....
>>
>> Whenever I reboot the system it stops with a black
screen... but
>> forcing it into Open Firmware I just type
"boot" and everything boots
>> fine....
>>
>> Somewhere there was a hint with
>> setenv boot-command " screen" output
boot
>>
>> .. and I tried that but still no luck in getting
the system to
>> autoboot (yes! the auto-boot? flag is set to true)
>>
>> Any ideas ??
>
> I believe you should disable auto-boot?.  By having
boot-command  
> set, it
> already starts booting, I think.  I use a bootmenu I
snarfed somewhere
> from the mail archives and modified a bit.  You can
find it here
> ftp://frohike.homeunix.org/other/bootmenu.4th
>
> I don't understand most the code, but you might be able
to find the
> magic incantation that resets the screen here.
>
> Regards,
> Peter
> -- 
> http://sjamaan.ath.cx
> --
> "The process of preparing programs for a digital
computer
>  is especially attractive, not only because it can be
economically
>  and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can
be an aesthetic
>  experience much like composing poetry or music."
> 							-- Donald Knuth

Hello
Den 10/05/2007 kl. 13.04 skrev Valeriy E. Ushakov:

> Niels S. Eliasen <nseruc.dk> wrote:
>
>> Whenever I reboot the system it stops with a black
screen... but
>> forcing it into Open Firmware I just type
"boot" and everything boots
>> fine....
>>
>> Somewhere there was a hint with
>> setenv boot-command " screen" output
boot
>>
>> .. and I tried that but still no luck in getting
the system to
>> autoboot (yes! the auto-boot? flag is set to true)
>
> Your description is somehwant confusing.  From this
mail and followups
> it's still not clear to me what's the failing scenario.
 Itdoesn't
> boot when:
>
> 1) you turn the power on the first time
> 2) after power was lost and provided again
> 3) after you reboot the system
NetBSD does not boot, unless I get into Open Firmware and
then type  
"boot" .. then everything boots fine

>
> ?
>
> SY, Uwe
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