Port-macppc archive

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index][Old Index]

Re: where is the openfirmware stored ?



On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:07:29 -0400
Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On Jun 17, 2010, at 12:21 PM, Enrico Stampa wrote:
[...]
> > I think the openfirmware is corrupted or malfunctioning, but I dont  
> > have any real evidence of that.
> 
> This is extremely unlikely, even though you didn't give any useful  
> detail.
> Your command looks like OF2 or 3, since you can boot from CD it's  
> likely OF3. I've seen many versions of OF that wouldn't list a non- 
> iso9660 directory yet happily boot from it.

The exact variation of the command required to boot is subject to
several things, notably the model and disk partition layout. What model
do you have and (if it's an OF3 model) what does the disk look like in
pdisk?

[...]

Attachment: pgpZOiKUphVQ6.pgp
Description: PGP signature



Home | Main Index | Thread Index | Old Index