Subject: Re: Autoboot fails
To: Dan LaBell <dan4l-nospam@verizon.net>
From: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/05/2005 14:08:47
On Sat, 2005-06-04 at 04:15 -0400, Dan LaBell wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2005, at 5:39 AM, Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:
> >
> >
> > 	(auto-boot? is already set to true)
> > 	setenv boot-device hd:2,ofwboot.xcf
> > 	setenv boot-file hd:3/netbsd
> > 	reset-all
> >
> > But the autoboot does not work.  When I reboot the machine, all I get 
> > is
> > a blank screen.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> Yes, happens to everyone.
> If your boot-command is "boot", try changing it to
> setenv boot-command s" screen" output boot
> If you have a variable called "output-device" ( printenv ), you can try 
> the less cryptic
> setenv boot-command output-device output boot

Thanks; it worked.

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