Subject: Re: Booting a Beige G3 266mhz (OF 2.4) box (was "Re: Install problems with Beige G3 (OFW 2.4)")
To: Kevin Keith Woo <kkwoo@sdf1.org>
From: Daniel Eggert <danieleggert@mac.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 09/19/2002 07:32:15
On torsdag, sep 19, 2002, at 01:35 Europe/Copenhagen, Kevin Keith Woo 
wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
>>
>> Ok, can you burn your own CDs? Since you say (below) you're using
>> home-brewed 1.6 CDs, I expect you can.
>>
>> Please try the attached ofwboot.xcf. It's the one from 1.6, but I 
>> deleted
>> the cache-flushing code.
>>
>
>     I burnt a 1.6 pure ISO-9660 install CD with the new ofwboot.xcf, 
> and now I currently get "CLAIM failed" messages without any other 
> error message. I've continued ensuring load-base=600000 and 
> real-base=F00000. I can't even get the "Default CATCH" messages 
> anymore right now.

Ba aware, that you (might) have to 'reset-all' after any 'CLAIM failed' 
message, since Open Firmware often behaves strangely after the first 
'CLAIM failed'.

/Daniel

>     Perhaps I should re-load the System Disk utility and re-patch the 
> NVRAM. I've run out of ideas for booting NetBSD 1.6 successfully.
>
> kkwoo@sdf1.org
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>