Subject: Re: Boot hangs on 'root on sd0a dumps on sd0b'
To: Sean J. Schluntz <schluntz@agames.com>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/29/1999 13:46:01
Sean J. Schluntz wrote:
> >Sean J. Schluntz wrote:
> >> I just finished loading 1.4 on to a PowerBook 540c and it is hanging 
> >> during boot. I have tried booting in B&W and 256 color mode (I am happy 
> >> to see the Kayboard is recognized!) as well as booting single and 
> >> multi-user mode.
> >> 
> >> Any ideas?
> >
> >[snip]
> >
> >> boot device: sd0
> >> root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
> >> *HANG*
> >
> >can you hit the programmer's switch at this point and drop into the
> >debugger?  if so, what does a 'trace' command show?
> 
> I will if I can find the programmers switch, unfortunately it's isn't 
> like the 1x0 series where the holes are obvious. I took a close look at 
> the system and don't see them, is there a hot key combo I can try?

yeah, command-power is usually the debugger.  what do you use for a reset
switch on this machine?  if it's the 3-finger salute (command-option-power)
then command-power will probably work...

later.

colin