Subject: Re: I lost my screen
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/09/2002 07:34:28
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On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 11:04:32AM +0900, Inseo Park wrote:
> One : after I got rid of my HDD. (to exchange bad hard disk=20
[clip]
>       I put bad hard disk in place return, and boot with Co.+Op+O+F
>       key. then tried "BYE" command with MAC OS 8 CD in CD-ROM.
>       and next I booted with CD twice more.
>       and  unplugging HDD and reboot: all things were fine.
>       That I changed my hard disks. and re-installed NetBSD.

Weird. This might have something to do with a poorly-designed
automated replacement for probe-scsi-all in Sun's OpenBoot.

I don't think I've been bit by that, but I can't actually be sure
that I've removed hardware from a given system after NetBSD was set
up on it.

> Two : when tring Co.+Op+P+R doesnot work, I removed battery on
>       motherboard. then 10 minutes smoking (Power cable not engaged
>       also.) ...
>       Give mac battery again, and boot.
>       Mac shows me smiling screen. (I almost punched that smiling mac.)

This sounds like it very well may fix Ken's problem.

> PS) serial console in NetBSD sometimes hangs up.
> but in Debian/GNU Linux runs happily.
>=20
> I cannot figure out what is difference between two getty.

Probably not getty, but our serial driver, which has a few kinks
(that are being worked out...?)

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gabriel rosenkoetter
gr@eclipsed.net

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