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port-macppc/51686: bootloader & kernel filenames contain a ;1 suffix



>Number:         51686
>Category:       port-macppc
>Synopsis:       bootloader & kernel filenames contain a ;1 suffix
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    port-macppc-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 03 20:45:00 +0000 2016
>Originator:     Sevan Janiyan
>Release:        
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
On a 1.3Ghz 12" PowerBook (PowerBook6,4) with OpenFirmware version 4.8.3f1, issuing dir cd:, reports:

<DIR> 00-00-1900 00:00:00 . SP ER CE
<DIR> 00-00-1900 00:00:00 ..
<DIR> 12-03-2016 12:25:10 MACPPC PX TF NM
2616859 12-03-2016 12:26:55 NETBSD.;1 PX TF TM
89382     12-03-2016 12:26:57 OFWBOOT.XCF;1 PX TF NM

the  filenames contain a ;1 suffix which causes fallout when following documentation as traditionally, the loader has been called ofwboot.xcf (upper or lower case) and not ofwboot.xcf;1
causing lots of wasted time wondering why boot cd:,OFWBOOT.XCF is not working.

The bootable CD ROM doc indicates that the ;1 should not be there.
http://www.netbsd.org/docs/bootcd.html#macppcimage

Which needs to be corrected, the documentation or the iso?
>How-To-Repeat:
burn NetBSD-7.99.43-macppc.iso to CD & issue dir cd:, in openfirmware
Try to boot from said CD using boot cd:,OFWBOOT.XCF (or in lowercase)
>Fix:



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