At 9:21 PM -0800 2/7/02, octodar wrote:
>I have a beige g3/300. When i try to boot off of an hfs hd with:
>
>boot ide0/@0:6,\ofwboot.xcf \netbsd.ram.gz
>
>i get:
>
>loader: loading XCOFF
>tsize=C1C0 dsize=1500 bsize=1608 entry=600000
>SECTIONS:
>.text        00600000 00600000 0000C1C0 000000E0
>.data       0060D000 0060D000 00001500 0000C2A0
>.bss         0060E500 0060E500 00001608 00000000
>loading .text, done..
>loading .data, done..
>clearing .bss, done..
>CLAIM failed
>    ok
>
>
>Anyone had this problem or have any idea what it is. Any help would 
>be greatly apppreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Jeremy

I think this is a common problem with these machines.  I'm having the 
same problem trying to boot from the install CD on a Power Mac G3 
333.  When I mentioned it on the list yesterday Donald Lee responded, 
"Boy does that look familiar."  I think it has something to do with 
the machine's version of Open Firmware (2.4).

In another reply to my question Michael Wolfson said, "I have no 
direct way of proving a lot
of the things the docs say about OF 2.4 systems."  He's asked me to 
do a little experimenting for him.  Since he's listed as the NetBSD 
Developer with the work areas of "htdocs, FAQs for port-hp300, 
port-macppc, port-sparc, and port-hp700, and the Diskless HOW-TO," 
I'm hopeful we'll at least be able to figure out what is happening. 
I'll report back to this list on our progress.
-- 
Eric Damien Berna
eric@thiel.com