Subject: Re: Power Computing PowerWave 150 boot info needed
To: None <setient@nova.mycroesoft.net>
From: Greg Evans <greg.evans7@verizon.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/05/2005 10:50:37
Yes, I set the load-base real-base as per the instructions. Forgot to  
mention that in the original question. My Bad. Just checked them  
again and they are still correct. I have also set "auto-boot?   
false", so it boots straight to OF each time I turn on the machine.

Greg

On Jun 5, 2005, at 5:22 AM, setient@nova.mycroesoft.net wrote:

> did you set the load base and real-base?
> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, Greg Evans wrote:
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 04:42:12 -0700
>> From: Greg Evans <greg.evans7@verizon.net>
>> To: port-macppc@NetBSD.org
>> Subject: Power Computing PowerWave 150 boot info needed
>> Hi there, been a long time since I have used netBSD, so I thought  
>> what better use of my old PowerWave 150 than a netBSD box :). SO I  
>> booted from the boot floppies, got it to install from CD-ROM  
>> (Never could get the CD to be the boot device (burned in toast))  
>> and then went back to Open Firmware to boot it with 'boot scsi-int/ 
>> sd@0:0' and i get "can't OPEN scsi-int/sd@0:0" I have tried  
>> various other combinations, such as "boot scsi-int/ 
>> sd@0:0,ofwboot.xcf" and boot "scsi-int/sd@0:0,netbsd-GENERIC" and  
>> things like "boot scsi-int/sd@0:.\ofwboot.xcf" and every other  
>> thing I could think of or find in the INSTALL but nothing seems to  
>> work...
>>
>> if i try some of the things listed in the INSTALL doc such as 'dev  
>> scsi-int ls'  i get:
>>
>> F83C4A8:    /sd@0,0
>> F83D0D8:    /st@0,0
>> ok
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I then type 'show-children' so I can be sure of what I am already  
>> fairly certain is the proper boot device and I get
>>
>> DEFAULT CATCH!, code=FFF00300
>> ok
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> only once have I ever received a different result than the above,  
>> and that was it listed the first device then said "RESET..." (I  
>> think it was RESETscsibus or something like that.
>>
>> I am feeling like a retard here, and it is probably something  
>> stupid that I am missing, but if someone could point me in the  
>> right direction, that would be outstanding.
>>
>> Thanks In Advance,
>>
>> Greg
>>
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