Hello Justin,

I have good news. I finally got to do some boots.......

The last email I asked about tool for Windows because I didn't get to
do my cdrecord to work on my FreeBSD, so my friend help to do it. I
perceive that the results change when I boot only a ISO9660 Media
Cd-rom.

Even the results change, the DIR command dont work, but I show you
below the results:

Open Firmware, 1.0.5
To continue booting the MacOS type:
BYE<return>
To continue booting from the default boot device type:
BOOT<return>
  ok
0 > dir scsi/sd@4  DIR method failed
  ok
0 > dir scsi/sd@4:  DIR method failed
  ok
0 > dir scsi/sd@4:0  DIR method failed
  ok
0 > dir scsi/sd@4:0,  bad partition number, using 0DIR method failed
  ok
0 > dir scsi/sd@4:0,\  bad partition number, using 0DIR method failed
  ok
0 > dev scsi    ok
0 > show-children
Target 0
   Unit 0    Disk         QUANTUM FIREBALL ST3.2S 0F0C
Target 2
   Unit 0    Disk         QUANTUM FIREBALL ST3.2S 0F0C
Target 4
   Unit 0    Removable Read Only device    TOSHIBA CD-ROM  XM-4101TA0064
  ok
0 > boot scsi/sd@4:0
OF_open bootpath=scsi/sd@4
read stage 2 blocks: 0. done!
starting stage 2...

>> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.10
>> (builds@b0.netbsd.org, Wed Nov 1  01:51:32 UTC 2006)
open /netbsd: Device not configured
open /netbsd.gz: Device not configured
4471344-

It's stop to work.
I tried again:

0 > boot scsi/sd@4:0,\OFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC bad partition number, using 0
OF_open bootpath=scsi/sd@4
read stage 2 blocks: 0. done!
starting stage 2...

>> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.10
>> (builds@b0.netbsd.org, Wed Nov 1  01:51:32 UTC 2006)
no ative package4471344-

It's stop to work.
I tried again:

0 > boot scsi/sd@4:0,\OFWBOOT.XCF;1 NETBSD.MACPPC;1 bad partition
number, using 0
OF_open bootpath=scsi/sd@4
read stage 2 blocks: 0. done!
starting stage 2...

>> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.10
>> (builds@b0.netbsd.org, Wed Nov 1  01:51:32 UTC 2006)
no ative package4471344-

What does it "no ative package" mean? What is wrong?

Another think that I perceive was my cdrom unit that came with this
box. It's wrong because It's doesn't appear on the command
'show-children'.

Well, the others Media Cdrom's dont work because the Nero Windows Tool
burn It with the joilet option and this i can't change.

Thanks Justin,

Marcos


On 11/14/06, Justin Davis <jrcd83@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Marcos,
>
> First, make sure you have read the installation manual and understand
> that you have an OLD (1.2 or something) version of Open Firmware.
> Make sure you understand the commands.
>
> Okay, I just tried the method of burning my own plain ISO cd and got
> to the install menu this way.  To make your own plain ISO CD simply
> use whatever CD burning software you want and make a new cd, copying
> all the files from the NetBSD Install CD to it.  Then, copy the files
> OFWBOOT.XCF and NETBSD.INSTALL.gz to the root (top) directory (folder)
> of this new CD.  (OFWBOOT.XCF is in the macppc/installation folder in
> the NetBSD CD and NETBSD.INSTALL.gz is in the macppc/binary/kernel
> folder).  Rename the NETBSD.INSTALL.gz now in the root (top) folder of
> the CD to NETBSD.MAC to make things easier.  Now burn it!
>
> This isn't a hybrid CD it is just a normal CD.  You should be able to
> see the files on your CD [on your mac] by using the 'dir' command from
> Open Firmware.  On my machine the command that does this is 'dir
> scsi-int/sd@3'.  Now, you may have a different path.  The
> "scsi-int/sd@3" is the path to my CD, your path may be different!  Use
> the 'dir' command to find the path to your own CD and make sure you
> can dir it or the next step won't work!  Replies to your old posts in
> the list try to help you with that and give examples, and you seem to
> know alot of alternatives.
>
> (HINT: sd is the name of my SCSI bus where both the harddrive and my
> cd drive are attached together, the @3 tells Open Firmware to use
> device 3 (I think) which is the CD drive)
>
> To boot the command type this:  'boot <yourpathhere>,\OFWBOOT.XCF;1
> NETBSD.MACPPC;1'
>
> Don't use the apostraphes (' characters) of course and insert your own
> path to your CD drive.  Make sure the OFWBOOT.XCF;1 and NETBSD.MAC;1
> are EXACTLY the same as those two files you see when you DIR your new
> CD.  Open Firmware is case sensitive and it needs the funky ; and 1
> characters afterwards.  If all goes well you should get into the
> NetBSD install menu.
>
> Good luck!  Sorry for the late response.
> -Justin
>
> On 11/13/06, Marcos Onisto <mlonisto@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > How can I do to create a Media Cd-rom only in a format "ISO9660" on
> > Windows Operating System? Can someone know if there is a Freeware tool
> > that do it? Because every media that I created on windows was in a
> > format "Hybrid" and my Very OLD Mac 9500 / 132 can't recognize or boot
> > them. I believe.
> >
> > I appreciate some help.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Marcos
> >
> >
> > On 11/10/06, Marcos Onisto <mlonisto@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello Justin,
> > >
> > > Can you help me? How can i do one old ISO? If I only take these two
> > > files ofwboot.xcf and netbsd.macppc and burning one Media Cd. Can I
> > > boot of my Cd-rom? I need to install this SO on my box, it's issue of
> > > honor.
> > >
> > > I thank you help.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Marcos
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/6/06, Marcos Onisto <mlonisto@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hello Justin,
> > > >
> > > > On the last weekend i made download of ISO's " 3.0 and 3.0.1 " to know
> > > > whether my Media Cd-rom could be wrong, but i was deceive. After i
> > > > burn my new Medias, i tried to test in many ways, but always got the
> > > > same errors.
> > > >
> > > > I confess that i was a little frustated with NetBSD documentation and
> > > > bugs about boot firmware / cdrom and of floppy disks that didn't work,
> > > >  i didn't pretend losting much time installing NetBSD on my box, i got
> > > > to think that using a Mac OS X 10.3 Tiger is more easy.
> > > >
> > > > I'm going to try the another possibility burning the ofwboot.xcf and
> > > > netbsd.macppc on the cdrom, when i try this i tell you about the
> > > > results. Thanks a lot.
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > >
> > > > Marcos
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/5/06, Justin Davis <jrcd83@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hello Marcos,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have installed NetBSD on my Power Macintosh 9600/300 a few months
> > > > > ago.  I was never able to get the NetBSD install CD to boot properly.
> > > > > When I did 'boot scsi-int/sd@3:0 NETBSD.MACPPC' as prescribed it would
> > > > > just hang the system.  Apparently my open firmware does not like the
> > > > > install CD, it can't dir anything on the CD either.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, if I burn OFWBOOT.XCF and a netbsd kernel to a plain-old
> > > > > regular ISO CD, open firmware can dir the cd drive and boot the
> > > > > OFWBOOT.XCF and NETBSD.MAC files!  But I was lazy and just boot off
> > > > > the floppy disks because I did not want to make my own custom CD.  You
> > > > > might see if a plain old ISO CD works with the dir and boot commands.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hope that helps... I spent alot of time struggling to get the install
> > > > > cd to boot but never succeeded.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>