Re: setup a drive with disklabel

[Al - image hosting services <azick%zickswebventures.com@localhost>]

Hi,

On Sat, 3 May 2008, Michael Lorenz wrote:
> That's one of the most annoying OpenFirmware bugs Apple ever came up
> with. Newer versions ( some 2.x and all 3.x ) don't set up the video
> hardware if you never drop to the OpenFirmware prompt. There is a
> workaround though, by putting some forth commands into the boot-
> command variable forcing the console to initialize. I don't know the
> magic words off my head but they were posted numerous times on port-
> macppc and googling them up shouldn't be too difficult.

What I have found is: 'setenv boot-command " screen" output boot', but I
can't seem to make this work. When I put this in and setenv auto-boot?
true, it just takes me to the open firmware prompt. I wish that I had a
clue as to what I am doing wrong.

Thanks,
Al