Subject: Re: Install problems with Beige G3 (OFW 2.4)
To: Eric Damien Berna <eric@thiel.com>
From: Michael Wolfson <mw@blobulent.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/07/2002 11:29:09
At 11:45 AM -0600 2/7/02, Eric Damien Berna wrote:
:)device name, I figured out the CD was at "ide1/disk@0:0". Using the
:)boot command "boot ide1/disk@0:0,OFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC" all I get
:)back is "unrecognized Client Program format state not valid".
Huh. Sounds like your system can't deal with hybrid disks. Would you mind
doing a little experimenting for me? I have no direct way of proving a lot
of the things the docs say about OF 2.4 systems.
:) loading .text, done..
:) loading .dataCLAIM failed
:)
:)So what am I doing wrong?
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#ofw-load-base
As Bill said, we realized our mistake after 1.5.2 was released. This only
applies when loading an older version of ofwboot.xcf from CD.
-- MW