Subject: Re: PowerMac G3 unable to boot from HD
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Makoto Fujiwara <makoto@ki.nu>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/12/2001 07:39:21
Jeff> I have a 233Mhz Desktop G3 running Open Firmware 2.0f1.  I've run SystemDisk
Jeff> NetBSD fine and I've run the install from a CD to a local HD on ide0.  I can

It would be nice if you showed us a few examples you have tried.
I would first try
  boot ide0/@0:0
You need one argument only, as you are with OF 2.x. If it fails,
then, do 'dev ide0', then 'ls' and you will see the boot device.
Replace comma with colon for the boot string.

0 > dev ata  ok
0 > ls 
FF839600: /ata-disk@0,0
 ok
0 > boot ata/ata-disk@0,0 can't LOAD from this device
 ok
0 > boot ata/ata-disk@0:0 
>> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.2
>> (matt@duel.local, Sat Aug 18 13:46:09 PDT 2001)
2931820+237444 [100+106512+89888]=0x335e10
 start=0x100000
[ preserving 197152 bytes of netbsd ELF symbol table ]
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
    The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
...
Roger> I had the same problem until some helpful soul on the mailing list told
Roger> me to set the boot-device environment variable. I was skeptical, but it

This is true with some machine and with some release that typing at Boot:
prompt causes inconsistency at irq processing, then system won't let you 
type any thing from  the keyboard, I believe.
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Makoto Fujiwara