Subject: Re: Newbie macppc user with some problems/questions
To: Henry B. Hotz <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>
From: Thomas Klausner <wiz@danbala.ifoer.tuwien.ac.at>
List: port-macppc
Date: 01/05/2001 00:10:31
Hi!
> From my ofwboot draft man page: The partition number will be deleted
> on Open Firmware versions 1 and 2, and will be forced to zero on Open
> Firmware 3 or greater.
>
> You can specify a partition number for where ofwboot comes from, but
> not for where ofwboot looks.
That's a bit confusing for me, because
boot hd:,ofwboot.elf hd:
doesn't work for me, while
boot hd:,ofwboot.elf hd:10
does.
I can also enter 'hd:10' on the 'Boot: ' prompt of ofwboot, that also
works.
Bye,
Thomas
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