Agree.

The booting string i have is scsi-int/sd@3:,\OFWBOOT.XCF;1
for example but it depends on settings for burning.

Dmitry

> Wojciech Ga=B3=B1zka wrote:
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: port-macppc-owner@NetBSD.org=20
>>> [mailto:port-macppc-owner@NetBSD.org] On Behalf Of Mityok
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:56 PM
>>=20
>>> Subject: Re: serial console beige G3 installation
>>>
>>> Hi, Miguel.
>>> I did install NetBSD 2.0.2 (sorry, not 3.0) on my beige G3=20
>>> and i use it as a file server with Samba 3. I even put the=20
>>> Promise ATA/66 card inside and it works fine (the original=20
>>> plan was to install the RAID 0 with vinum but there was no=20
>>> time so far).
>>> I did not use the netboot - I used the CD-ROM booting.
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>> Hi,
>> How were you able to boot beige g3, an oldworld mac off CD?
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> I have found that the easiest way to do this on oldworld macs is by=20
> burning an ISO-9660 CD-R with the install kernel and the ofwboot.xcf
> file, and then issue a command like boot scsi-int/sd@3:,\OFWBOOT.XCF
> NETBSD.GZ.

> It also works with add-on ATA Cards. Boot string will be slighly=20
> different though.

> Francis



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Sincerely,
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