That's funny!  I don't even bother with NetBSD on my MacPPC machines cuz
it's a waste of time.   I did, however, install NetBSD 3.0 on my Indy
R5000SC.  Want a breakdown of the total install process?   Here it is:

Login to Linux on my PowerMac 7200/90 and FTP to a NetBSD FTP site.
Download the install kernel to the /tftpboot folder and disconnect.

Press the power button on my Indy...

After the Indy completes the startup diagnostics, Press {Esc} to enter the
PROM Monitor.

At the prompt type:     bootp():/netbsd

That's it!!!

The Indy will then boot the NetBSD install kernel from my 7200 and start
sysinst...  I then tell sysinst to install the NetBSD binaries from the FTP
site... And I wait about 30 to 45 minutes.

After about 30 to 45 minutes, I reboot the Indy and it boots a full NetBSD
installation from the hard drive all on its own!

That, dear friend, is what it's like to have a computer that is built for
running UNIX.  :P


> From: Olivier MATZ <zer0@droids-corp.org>
> Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:07:34 +0100
> To: port-macppc@netbsd.org
> Subject: Cannot boot netbsd-3.0 on my powerbook 12'
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to boot netbsd on my powerbook laptop :
> 12' (feb 2005)
> 768MB DDR333 (256MB built-in + 512MB SO-DIMM)
> 80GB Ultra ATA drive (5400rpm)
> 8x SuperDrive (DVD R/CD-RW)
> AirPort Extreme Card
> Keyboard & Mac OS  768MB RAM
> 
> Here is the screenshot of my problem :
> 
> 0 > boot cd:,\ofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc load-size=25c0 adler32=42ncebdc
> 
> loading XCOFF
> 
> tsize=c7a0 dsize=2b4 bsize=25c0 entry=e00000
> SECTIONS:
> .text 00e00000 00e00000 0000c7a0 000000e0
> .data 00e0d000 00e0d000 000002b4 0000c880
> .bss 00e0d2b8 00e0d2b8 000025c0 00000000
> loading .text, done..
> loading .data, done..
> loading .bss, done..
> 
>>> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.10
>>> (builds@b2.netbsd.org, Mon Dec 19 01:03:51 UTC 2005)
> 4471564+105540=0x45da2c
> start=0x100000
> 
> Decrementer exception at   %SRR0: db6db6d8   %SRR1: 40003030
> ok
> 0 > .registers
> 00 ff846c00 db6db6db 2fc46a08 0033fc50 003385ac 00003030 00100234 00545288
> 08 00000000 00340000 00000004 0055b010 40000024 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 10 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 18 00000000 00568000 00540000 0054b3c0 0030e768 ff8985d8 00000100 0033fc50
> Special Regs:
> %IV: 00000400   %SRR0: db6db6d8   %SRR1: 40003030    %MSR: 00000000
> %CR: 20004044     %LR: 2fc46a08    %CTR: 00000000    %XER: 00000000
> %DSISR: 42000000    %DAR: 00e17000   %SDR1: 2ffe0000
> ok
> 0 > _
> 
> 
> I also tried with netbsd 2.1 and there is the same problem. Moreover (I
> don't know if there is a link), I cannot boot last linux kernels (>2.6.11).
> 
> I would appreciate if someone has an idea :)
> 
> Olivier