Re: NetBSD 8.1 on a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet

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On 7/19/19 1:36 PM, Michael wrote:
...
>>> This machine should just boot from CD, what exactly went wrong there?  
>>

First, I tried booting while holding down the "C" key.  The system
booted Mac OS 9 from disk, with the "NetBSD 8.1 macppccd" CD in the
CD-ROM drive.  The CD can be accessed from Mac OS (as a "Mac OS
Standard" volume).

> ...
> All Apple OF versions can read ISO9660 filesystems to varying degrees,
> and that's all we need ( some Performas can't boot via OF from it but
> that's a different story ). Old World versions just need load-base and
> real-base set for the loader to work, and the syntax may be weird
> ( even for OF... )
> For example, you may need something like boot cd:,OFWBOOT.XCF;1
> ( assuming there's a cd devalias )

The Wallstreet has Open Firmware v2.0.1, so there is no cd devalias.

> ...> What exactly did you try and what exactly did go wrong how exactly?
> 

See Open Firmware information below.  The CD-ROM module is in the right
media bay; the floppy module is in the left bay.

> - did the cdrom drive spin up when trying to boot from it?
Not from OF, but I probably didn't specify the CD-ROM drive correctly:

0 > pwd /pci@80000000/mac-io@10/media-bay@34/ata1@21000/disk@0,0 ok
0 > boot
/pci@800000000/mac-io@10/media-bay@34/ata1@21000/disk@0,0:,OFWBOOT.XCF;1
 can't OPEN:
/pci@800000000/mac-io@10/media-bay@34/ata1@21000/disk@0,0:,OFWBOOT.XCF;1

> - did the loader load?
Trying the floppy drive method instead, "boot fd2:0" (left bay floppy)
works.

> - did it print something?
> - did it crash?
> - did it try to load a kernel?
There were several TIMEOUT@READ errors while reading the first floppy.
The second floppy then reports an error (see below).

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Open Firmware, 2.0.1
To continue booting the MacOS type:
BYE<return>
To continue booting from the default boot device type:
BOOT<return>
For Open Firmware serial I/O type:
TTYA IO<return>
 ok
0 > dev /  ok
0 > ls

Children of the node:
FF829FE8: /                             [AAPL,PowerBook1998 MacRISC]

Node Adr    Node Name                     Compatible

FF82B3E0: /cpus@0
FF82B4F8:   /PowerPC,750@0
FF82B910:     /l2-cache@0,0
FF82BF88: /chosen@0
FF82C0B8: /memory@0
FF82C200: /openprom@0
FF82C2C0: /AAPL,ROM@FFC00000           [AAPL,ROM]
FF82C508: /options@0
FF82D070: /aliases@0
FF82D620: /packages@0
FF82D6A8:   /deblocker@0,0
FF82DDD0:   /disk-label@0,0
FF82E348:   /obp-tftp@0,0
FF8305B8:   /mac-files@0,0
FF830CD8:   /mac-parts@0,0
FF831438:   /aix-boot@0,0
FF831888:   /fat-files@0,0
FF832EA0:   /iso-9660-files@0,0
FF833808:   /xcoff-loader@0,0
FF8340D0:   /terminal-emulator@0,0
FF834168: /pci@80000000                [grackle]
FF835208:   /mac-io@10                 [heathrow]
FF8363E0:     /mesh@10000              [mesh]
FF837F08:       /sd@0,0                [sd]
FF838B28:       /st@0,0                [st]
FF8397F0:     /escc@13000              [escc CHRP,es0]
FF839988:       /ch-a@13020            [ch-a CHRP,es2]
FF83A020:       /ch-b@13000            [ch-b CHRP,es3]
FF83A6B8:     /bmac@11000              [bmac]
FF83BF88:     /davbus@14000
FF83C070:       /sound@0,0             [awacs screamer]
FF83C160:     /media-bay@34            [heathrow-media-bay]
FF83C498:       /floppy@15000          [ohare-swim3]
FF83D658:       /ata1@21000            [heathrow-ata]
FF83F4B8:         /disk@0,0
FF83F568:     /ata0@20000              [heathrow-ata]
FF8413C8:       /disk@0,0
FF841450:     /via-pmu@16000
FF8430F0:       /adb@0,0
FF8431E0:         /keyboard@0,0
FF843A70:         /mouse@1,0
FF843D30:       /nvram@0,0             [nvram]
FF843EC8:       /rtc@0,0               [rtc]
FF844390:       /power-mgt@0,0         [power-mgt]
FF844480:       /battery@0,0
FF844530:       /backlight@F300,0
FF8445F0:   /mac-io@D                  [gatwick]
FF845840:     /escc@13000
FF845930:       /ch-a@13020            [cobalt]
FF845F80:     /media-bay@34            [heathrow-media-bay]
FF846290:       /floppy@15000          [ohare-swim3]
FF847428:       /ata4@21000            [heathrow-ata]
FF84A0D8:   /ATY,RageLTPro@11
FF8500F8:   /pccard@13                 [ti1130]
FF8554E0:   /pccard@13,1               [ti1130]
 ok
0 > devalias
cpu0                /cpus/PowerPC,750
pci1                /pci@80000000
mac-io              /pci/mac-io
pmu                 /pci/mac-io/via-pmu
kbd                 /pci/mac-io/via-pmu/adb/keyboard
mouse               /pci/mac-io/via-pmu/adb/mouse
screen              /pci/ATY,RageLTPro
lower               /pci/pccard@13
upper               /pci/pccard@13,1
ttya                /pci/mac-io/escc/ch-a
ttyb                /pci/mac-io/escc/ch-b
scsi                /pci/mac-io/mesh
scsi-int            /pci/mac-io/mesh
ata2                /pci/pccard@13
ata3                /pci/pccard@13,1
bay-ata1            /pci/mac-io/media-bay/ata1/ata-disk
atapi1              /pci/mac-io/media-bay/ata1/atapi-disk
fd                  /pci/mac-io/media-bay/floppy
bay-ata4            /pci/mac-io@D/media-bay/ata4/ata-disk
atapi4              /pci/mac-io@D/media-bay/ata4/atapi-disk
fd2                 /pci/mac-io@D/media-bay/floppy
enet                /pci/mac-io/bmac
ide0                /pci/@10/ata0
ide1                /pci/@10/@34/ata1
ide4                /pci/@d/@34/ata4
 ok
0 > boot fd2:0 -
OF_open bootpath=fd2
read stage 2 blocks: 01234567. done!
starting stage 2...

>> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.13 (Fri May 31 08:43:59
UTC 2019)
6081956READ TIMEOUT@READ TIMEOUT@READ TIMEOUT@READ TIMEOUT@READ
TIMEOUT@READ TIMEOUT@READ TIMEOUT@READ TIMEOUT@READ TIMEOUT@read text:
Input/output error
/
Please remove disk 1, insert disk 2, and press return...
open /netbsd.gz: Device not configured
open /netbsd.macppc: Device not configured
Boot:
open /netbsd: Device not configured
open /netbsd.gz: Device not configured
open /netbsd.macppc: Device not configured
Boot: