Subject: Re: powerbook g3
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Koen Jansen <Koen@kj-compu.nl>
List: port-macppc
Date: 07/05/2003 08:51:23
juha.nygard1@netikka.fi wrote:

>On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Koen Jansen wrote:
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>>Does anyone had any luck with a powerbook g3 series?
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>>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.
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>>boot ata0/disk@0:0
>>boot pci/mac-io/ata0/disk@0:0
>>boot ata0
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>Mine powerbook g3 with same openfirmware boots with 
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>boot ata-int/ata-disk@0:0
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>boot-device variable is ata-int/ata-disk@0:0,AAPL,ROM and boot-file is 
>netbsd
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It still gives a can't open error
but no hard drives are visible inside open firmware
is there any command to detect it etc, ?