On Sep 6, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Bryan Vyhmeister wrote:

> On Sep 6, 2006, at 10:58 AM, Michael wrote:
>
>>> It looks wrong but it is correct. Using the devalias is easier. I  
>>> figured out the devalias command just after I posted this. I  
>>> remember figuring all this out three years ago or so but I didn't  
>>> keep good notes. I could kick myself for that.
>>>
>>> The correct boot-device string for the PowerBook 2400 is:
>>>
>>> ata-int/ata-disk@0:0
>>>
>>> That boots into the partition zero bootloader. It starts loading  
>>> stage two but it cannot find the kernel. It says it is trying to  
>>> load /NETBSD but the error message says device not configured.  
>>> Maybe this is a problem with NetBSD 3.0.1. I was thinking about  
>>> trying -current tomorrow or possibly attempting to go back to 2.1  
>>> or even 1.6.
>>
>> hmm, loading /NETBSD is wrong - should be just netbsd.
>>
>> Ok, try this:
>> setenv boot-device ata-int/ata-disk@0:0
>> setenv boot-file netbsd
>> reset-all
>>
>> and then just
>> boot
>>
>> when the boot loader asks for a kernel name then something went  
>> wrong - it should try 'netbsd' first. Better check if the kernel  
>> is there at all.
>
> I tried this before and it didn't work but I just tried it again. I  
> get the message:
>
> no active packageopen netbsd: Device not configured
> Boot:
>
> The kernel may very well not be there. I'll check.

I checked the partition and the kernel is there. The only thing that  
I just thought of is that the filesystem is FFSv2. Does that make a  
difference? I am going to reinstall in a minute to see if that makes  
a difference.

Bryan