Subject: Re: Open Firmware 3 Boot, revisited
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Donald Lee <MacPPC1@caution.icompute.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/26/2005 17:54:20
There was a problem a while back with Quicksilver machines, where the
problem turned out to be solved by setting the OF output to the
screen.....  Same sort of symptoms..... I don't remember details offhand...

-dgl-

>After some teaking, my Mac mini boot into NetBSD, but I can not get it to auto-boot.
>
>If I set
>    setenv boot-command boot
>    setenv auto-boot? true
>    reset-all
>the display never gets a signal. After a few seconds, the power-light turns more intensive, but that's all. No boot.
>
>If I run
>    setenv auto-boot? false
>    reset-all
>and then
>    boot
>NetBSD comes up fine.
>
>What part am I missing here?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>/Daniel