Subject: alternate installation scheme
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/18/2002 08:17:44
here's an alternate installation scheme for macppc, which uses
MBR partition (like i386). i would like to know if this is something
we want to pursue, and if this configuration is supported by various
platforms. it should work for most of the platforms, as openbsd
installation note even suggests this:
>For stand-alone (No MacOS installed) or dedicated disks, the MBR
>installation method should be chosen and no additional prep is necessary.
itojun
- write /usr/mdec/mbr into the disk's boot sector.
# dd if=/dev/mdec/mbr of=/dev/rwd0d bs=512
or
# fdisk -i -c /usr/mdec/mbr /dev/wd0 (haven't tried it yet)
- make the following two fdisk partitions. mark DOS partition bootable.
# fdisk -u /dev/wd0
MS-DOS (FDISK type 06), 1 or 2 MBytes
NetBSD (FDISK type A9), the rest
- disklabel it
# disklabel -i wd0
- format MS-DOS partition
# newfs_msdos /dev/rwd0?
- copy openbsd ofwboot to the msdos partition (somehow netbsd ofwboot does not
work, i will investigate it today)
# mount_msdos /dev/wd0? /mnt
# cp ofwboot /mnt
# umount /mnt
- boot like below.
> boot hd:,ofwboot /netbsd
- you can also use following for auto-booting
> set auto-boot? true
> set boot-device hd:,ofwboot