Subject: Re: Open Firmware and boot syntax
To: Henry B. Hotz <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>
From: Marc Baudoin <babafou@babafou.eu.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 07/20/2001 18:50:05
Henry B. Hotz <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov> écrit :
> At 10:26 PM +0200 7/17/01, Marc Baudoin wrote:
> >
> >boot hd:,ofwboot.xcf hd:1,/netbsd
>                           ^
> This number is >= 9 I'll bet you.

You're right, it's 10.

> >boot hd:,ofwboot.xcf hd:,/netbsd
> >
> >So, what is the correct syntax?
> 
> "boot hd:,ofwboot.xcf netbsd" will get you the kernel from the same 
> partition as ofwboot.

Sure but that's not what I want.

> Isn't this covered in the installation instructions?  I know they are 
> long and consequently confusing, but I thought MW had tried to cover 
> everything anyone might need.  Don't have them in front of me now.

The problem is: how can you determine the right "partition"
number?