Re: Fighting with a Performa 6400

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

> OF_open bootpath=scsi/sd@0
> read stage 2 blocks: 0. done!
> starting stage 2...
> 
> >> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.12 (Tue Jul 17 14:59:51 UTC
> 2018)
> no active packageno active packageDEFAULT CATCH!, code=FFF00300 at   %SRR0:
> 00E01F44   %SRR1: 00003070
> --
> despite any/all attempts to set the boot-device and boot-file, auto
> booting, trying to boot again after failing, etc.

How about "real-base" env value on OpenFirmware?
 https://www.netbsd.org/ports/macppc/faq.html#ofw-real-base

> Something about the 8.0 floppies does not seem to work.  I downloaded
> boot1.fs and boot2.fs, wrote them to disk and attempted to boot from disk
> 1, but I get:
> --
> 0 > boot fd:0 -
> OF_open bootpath=fd
> read stage 2 blocks: 01234567. done!
> starting stage 2...
> 
> >> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.12 (Tue Jul 17 14:59:51 UTC
> 2018)
> open /netbsd: Device not configured
> open /netbsd.gz: Device not configured
> open /netbsd.macppc: Device not configured

NetBSD/macppc 8.0 has a bug that boot floppies don't boot
 https://gnats.netbsd.org/53727
and it should be fixed in 8.1_RC1:
 https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-8.1_RC1/macppc/

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Izumi Tsutsui