Subject: Re: using nvram(2) to boot NetBSD installer: possible??
To: NetBSD-ppc <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Xavier HUMBERT <xavier@xavhome.fr.eu.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 01/10/2002 21:44:25
In message <3C3DEAE0.2010801@mac.com>,
paul beard wrote:

>stuff like this looks promising.
>
>EXAMPLES
>              example% nvram boot-args="-s rd=*hd:10"
>
>       Set  the boot-args variable to "-s rd=*hd:10".  This would
>       specifiy single user mode with the  root  device  in  hard
>       drive partition 10.

I think this would do. The other way -selecting MacOSX for next boot
from NetBSD seems to be harder.

But, as nvram(8) is part of Darwin, maybe it's possible to
port it to NetBSD-ppc ?
 

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