On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Christopher Tribo wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, David wrote:
>
> > 	Trying to boot the NetBSD install ISO on a grey G3 OF 2.0f1 without
> > 	any success.
> >
> > 	real-base is -1, and load-base 600000
>
> 	Normally you have to change real-base to F00000

	Set, but doesn't appear to change the behaviour.

> > 	The NetBSD install ISO and entering
> > 	    boot /pci/mac-io/ide@21000/disk@0:0 NETBSD.MACPPC
> 					       ^
> 			There should be a comma here. Sometimes you may
> need to add a ;1 to the end of NETBSD.MACPPC but I can't remember.

	Adding a comma gives 'bad partition number, using 0' then it
	fails as before. A ;1 to the end of NETBSD.MACPPC gives a
	'DEFAULT CATCH!, ..' and a hang.

	Trying a -current floppy gives (typing 'boot fd:0' twice)

	    0 > boot fd:0 READ TIMEOUT can't OPEN:  fd:0
	      ok
	    0 > boot fd:0 -
	    read stage 2 blocks: 0123456. done!
	    starting stage 2...

	    >> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.7
	    >> (autobuild@tgm.daemon.org, Thu Apr 17 06:43:09 UTC 2003)
	    READ TIMEOUTREAD TIMEOUTDEFAULT CATCH!, code=FFF00400 at [...]
	      ok
	    0 >

	Floppy has been 'diff'ed back after written and have tried two
	different mac floppy drives.

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