Thilo Manske

>On Sun, Oct 08 2000 at 10:44:43 -0500, jhergan wrote:
>> I set the OF on my Performa 6360 with OF 2.0 using BootVariables (because 
>> Sytem Disk doesn't work on the Performa).  The variables I set are:
>> input-device kbd
>> output-device screen
>> boot-device fd:0
>> use-nvramrc true (but I don't know if this is right)
>> auto-boot false
>> boot-file ofwboot.xcf
>I wonder where do you get that from...

Well, that's a good question.  It was set by default to ttya (as input 
and output dev).
But booting into OF I got a black screen (actually, no monitor at all) so 
I tried "kbd" and "screen" and then I was able to see the OF screen and 
prompt, so I thought that would work.  Am I to understand that the 'claim 
failed' will _always_ occur unless input and output devices are set to 
ttya?  And that I _have_ to use a serial console?
Otherwise I'll get the claim failed error?  

OK.  Here's what I'll try:
input and output-device ttya
boot-device fd:0
use-nvramrc false (the default)
auto-boot false (so it boots into OF)
boot-file ofwboot.xcf
load-base 6c0000

Is that right?

>> load-base 6c0000
>> 
>> I couldn't find any additional patches for my firmware, but I can say 
>> that it does not look like Boot Variables added any patches.  
>> 
>> Then I reboot into OF with no problems.  And I type:
>> boot fd:0,ofwboot.xcf
>make that "boot fd:0"

OK.

>
>> and various permutations of that command.
>> And I get these errors:
>> "can't load from this device"
>> "claim failed"
>This means, you probably have to use a serial console. [Otherwise I get 
>that with
>my Umax Apus 3000 as well (same board, same OF as your Performa 6360)].
>
>See http://www.de.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#ofw-serial-claim-failed
>for more information

Serial console?  So I have to connect my powerbook to my performa and use 
some app to see the performa's terminal output? 

>
>> "bad partition number using 0claim failed"
>> 
>> I can hear the floppy drive start to respond, but then I get an error.
>> I've also had the machine start spinning the floppy and then 
>> automatically rebooting into OF with the error "claim failed"
>My drive was very picky about the floppy. It didn't
>
>-- 
>Dies ist Thilos Unix Signature! Viel Spass damit.

Thank you for your help and your time,
Jeff

PS  When I get this running I'll send a mini-how-to to the list so that 
this is more clear to other newbies.  : |