> > > My problem is that after entering OF, I cannot seem to get the machine
> > > to boot from the floppy.
> > > Some details are:
> > >
> > > Powerbook G3, wallstreet II, 233MHz, 12" TFT screen, 64MB
> > > OF version 2.0.1
> > > boot floppy created using Suntar 2.2.2
> >
> > Did you try gnu tar too?
> >
> > Has someone here NetBSD running on such a PB? I own one too...
> > (but without floppy)
> 
> Okay,  some more testing...
> 
> - created new boot floppy with dd on FreeBSD box
> - still same errors booting with floppy drive in lefthand media-bay
> - first attempt at boot fd:0 with drive in righthand bay results with often
>   refered to "Default Catch" error.
> - second attempt at boot fd:0 with drive in righthand side, actually boots!
> 
> only problem is that it goes through loading the kernel, then does the various
> probing of devices, seems to find them all okay, then at the point where
> I guess
> is the end of the probe sequence, and it's about to start rc loading or something
> i get an error, the screen clears, and a reboot happens.
> Unfortunatly this is all so quick (damn it boots quick!) that I can't
> actually read the error, nor know exactly what point it happens.  I'm about to try a
> newer boot floppy 'bootfloppy-990220.fs' that I found on the site and see if this
> is any different, otherwise will setup a serial console and boot that way so that
> hopefully I don't get the clear screen and can maybe read the error message.


Wow, finally got it to install!  for reference (using normal boot.fs image):

1. floppy in right hand media-bay
2. do boot fd:0, first time fails with default catch, re-run command
again and it boots floppy
3. goes through sequence of detecting devices, if reboot then occurs,
power off and try again
4. eventually it will work. (heck sometimes even the first time!)
5. install process basically works fine, however I'm trying to install
from ftp server, and the
   section of the install that configs the network interface asks for
all the info then trys to do
   a ping which fails.  I found that before starting the install, if I
shell out to a command prompt
   and config the interface manually, then go back into the installer it
all works okay.
   ie from commandline do a ifconfig bm0 -inet 192.168.1.1 or similar

okay, so now I have a disk with netbsd on it. (internal drive).  I can
mount it fine from the
boot floppy as wd0a.  I've done the installboot stuff although the boot
information looked like it
was there already.
rebooting back into OF, I cannot seem to get the machine to boot from
the drive.
devalias reports that the drive should be called ata0, so I've tried:
boot ata0
boot ata0:0
boot ata0:0,/netbsd
and various ata0:1 etc as well


I think I've got the right device, as other boot devices just bring back
up the normal mac boot screen, where the ata0 just gives an error message.

suggestion for the FAQ maintainer, maybe put in a reference to the
devalias command, I couldn't find it in there, and it took awhile of
searching to find it elsewhere.


Matt.