Subject: Re: Installing NetBSD on PowerBook 3400c
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Donald Lee <donlee_ppc@icompute.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 11/22/2001 08:29:49
Cool.

Presuming that some of these quirks are required,
It would be great if someone could try to explain why some of this
slightly unusual stuff is necessary, like the new settings of
load-base and real-base to something different after install,
or why the ";1" is necessary....

-dgl-

>> If you have problems and swear the command you typed is correct try
>> rebooting the machine. I _think_ the computer is using the old
>> environment parameters prior to reboots. Not sure just my guess from
>> what I have seen playing w/it.
>
>Woohoo!
>I did it. So for the next generation of users :), here is how it worked on
>PB 3400c:
>
>before the installation:
>0 > setenv load-base 4000
>0 > setenv real-base F00000 (or -1, but I think both worked fine)
>0 > boot /bandit/ohare/media-bay/ata/atapi-disk@0:0,\OFWBOOT.XCF;1
>NETBSDRA.GZ
>      (or NETBSD_RAM.GZ depending on what one has on CD)
>
>after the installation:
>
>0 > setenv load-base 600000
>0 > setenv real-base F00000
>0 > setenv boot-device /bandit/ohare/ata/ata-disk@0:0
>0 > setenv boot-file <and press 'enter' to make sure it stays blank>
>0 > reset-all
>0 > boot
>
>It was really simple :))
>
>THX for help,
>
>Wojciech Janio
>wojtek@janio.net
>www.janio.net