Subject: Re: How does one install NetBSD on a mac cube?
To: Dave Low <supermac@hawaii.rr.com>
From: Henry B. Hotz <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>
List: port-macppc
Date: 03/26/2001 15:14:35
At 11:58 AM -1000 3/26/01, Dave Low wrote:
>I got a lot further today.  I copied ofwboot.elf,  boot.fs, netbsd.ram.gz,
>netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz, ofwboot.xcf to the root of Macintosh HD.
>Then I used SystemDisk2.3.1.smi to determine that Macintosh HD is hd:9 and
>then in OF
>0 > boot hd:9,ofwboot.elf hd:9,boot.fs <return>
>
>The boot loader ran and I got to where it asks for the terminal and gives a
>choice of vt100
>
>At that point the whole operation gets stuck and friezes up.
>
>Any ideas at this point????

Nothing strikes me.  I presume you tried blank or vt100 as choices. 
They should be the minimum risk options.

I guess I'm not too surprised you had to use a -current snapshot.


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