Subject: Re: Install problems with Beige G3 (OFW 2.4)
To: Eric Damien Berna <eric@thiel.com>
From: Michael Wolfson <mw@blobulent.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/07/2002 11:29:09
At 11:45 AM -0600 2/7/02, Eric Damien Berna wrote:

:)device name, I figured out the CD was at "ide1/disk@0:0".  Using the
:)boot command "boot ide1/disk@0:0,OFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC" all I get
:)back is "unrecognized Client Program format state not valid".

Huh.  Sounds like your system can't deal with hybrid disks.  Would you mind
doing a little experimenting for me?  I have no direct way of proving a lot
of the things the docs say about OF 2.4 systems.

:)	loading .text, done..
:)	loading .dataCLAIM failed
:)
:)So what am I doing wrong?

http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#ofw-load-base

As Bill said, we realized our mistake after 1.5.2 was released.  This only
applies when loading an older version of ofwboot.xcf from CD.

  -- MW