On 8/26/05, Dor Shemer <dorshemer@gmail.com> wrote:
> tried:
> boot hd:0,ofwboot.xcf hd:0/netbsd
>=20
> and got the same error result.
> the hd has only one partition with the entire netbsd fs on it. coult
> it be a problem?

Yes.

OpenFirmware does not know how to read FFS file-systems.
It can only read HFS ones.

Therefore, you need a small partition in HFS format to store
ofwboot.xcf.  The kernel can be placed in FFS parition though.

You'll need to reinstall to fix that.  While doing so, leave
space for the small boot partition, install NetBSD, then boot
NetBSD (using the ofwboot.xcf from the cdrom)[*], install
hfsutils from pkgsrc, and use it to format your boot partition
and copy ofwboot.xcf into it.

[*] Something like: 'boot cd:0,ofwboot.xcf hd:0/netbsd'
should work.  You may even try it with your existing
installation.

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Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>
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