Subject: Re: powerbook g3
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: None <juha.nygard1@netikka.fi>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/20/2003 21:05:56
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Koen Jansen wrote:

> Does anyone had any luck with a powerbook g3 series?
> 
> i have installed netbsd 1.6 successfully with the aid of TFTP/NFS (boot
> enet:,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.GENERIC_MD)
> but i am not able to boot the hard disk from open firmware. (OF version
> 2.0.1)
> i am able to get into a shell if i run it diskless with tftp/NFS and
> then mount the HDD but im curios if there is an option to boot it from
> the hd anyway.
> but someone has told me that OF 2.0.1 can't boot from a hard
> disk/floppy/cdrom etc. only from tftp or the MacOS rom.
> i have already searched google.com and netbsd.org for answers but if i
> type any of the following commands i found it comes with a DEFAULT
> CATCH! or Cannot open device etc.
> 
> boot ata0/disk@0:0
> boot pci/mac-io/ata0/disk@0:0
> boot ata0

Mine powerbook g3 with same openfirmware boots with 

boot ata-int/ata-disk@0:0

boot-device variable is ata-int/ata-disk@0:0,AAPL,ROM and boot-file is 
netbsd