>With some minor fixes of library and kernel source, I
>managed to make the cross-compiler work and could compile
>the kernel of the NetBSD/powerpc port successfull.

Congratulations...what is the architecture from which you are compiling?


>I heard the PowerMac's OFW only knows xcoff format, I made
>such format executable.

Right...
Although, how does one produce a xcoff file?

>% powerpc-elf-netbsd-objcopy -O aixcoff-rs6000 netbsd netbsd.coff
>% ls -lg netbsd*
>-rwxr-xr-x   1 kei   staff    978271 Dec 11 07:48 netbsd
>-rwxr-xr-x   1 kei   staff    980800 Dec 12 10:49 netbsd.coff
>-rwxr-xr-x   1 kei   staff  15473059 Dec 11 07:48 netbsd.gdb
>
>I copied the netbsd.coff file into HFS-formatted floppy
>disk, then rebooted machine.
>
>Open Firmware, 2.0.2

I envy you.  My Mac has the dear old broken 1.x Open Firmware.

>To continue booting the MacOS type;
>BYE<return>
>To continue booting from the default boot device type:
>BOOT<return>
> ok
>0 > boot fd:netbsd.coff loading XCOFFbad o_magic
> ok
>0 > _
>
>Same result on ofwboot.coff.  I looked at the file
>hack-coff.c distributed with the linuxppc kernel source,
>compiled the program and `hacked' the netbsd.coff file with
>it, and retried booting.
>
>0 > boot fd:netbsd.coff loading XCOFF
>tsize=C5F14 dsize=7790 bsize=1B2B4 entry=100000
>SECTIONS:
>.text <I omitted here>
>	:
>.note <I omitted here>
>loading .text, done..
>loading .data, done..
>clearing .bss, done..
>DEFAULT CATCH!, code=FFF00400 at   %SRR0: 7C0000A4   %SRR1: 40003070
> ok
>0 > _
>
>notes:
>
>* I have an scsi hdd contains two root partitions in it.  It
>might be the problem.  I'll pick up another drive and try
>again.

Kind of doubt it...

>* The NetBSD Installer for mac68k hangs this machine(maybe
>same problem above or not). Because of it, I haven't tried
>booting from ffs partition.


The mac68k installer does a fair amount of 68k assembly - not just the
emulatable kind, either.  It will pretty much crash any ppc.

>Any suggestions are appriciated.


If you could put that netbsd.coff (hacked) file up on the net somewhere, I
would be willing to try booting it on my machine (7300 604e).


Dan.