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Hello,

> To try booting NetBSD, I do:
>> boot pci2/ata-6@D/@0:2:,\ofwboot.xcf
> And get "DISK-LABEL : invalid partition # can't OPEN:
> pci2/ata-6@D/@0:2:,\ofwboot.xcf"
>
> The partition is readable/mounted under MacOS X.
>
> same thing when I try "boot hd:2/ofwboot.xcf"
> this is my first time on macppc so I might forget some easy ;)

try
boot hd:ofwboot.xcf
with this OF should pick the first partition it understands ( should be 
the first HFS one ) and load ofwboot.xcf from there. OF partition 
numbering may or may not be in sync with MacOS X or NetBSD. You will 
have to specify the kernel location like hd:6/netbsd as well.
You may want to create the partitions from MacOS as Apple_UFS or raw - 
NetBSD supports that ( with the right COMPAT option ) and you'll be 
able to access the NetBSD partitions from MacOS X as well. Stuff like 
soft dependencies work fine with it.

have fun
Michael
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