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Re: NetBSD 8.1 on a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet



On 7/20/19 10:37 AM, userm57%yahoo.com@localhost wrote:
> 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

I also tried "boot ide1/@0:0,\OFWBOOT.XCF" as per the PowerBook G3
Series (Wallstreet) Footnotes section near the bottom of this page:

https://www.netbsd.org/ports/macppc/models.html#pbg3s

The response was "can't OPEN: ide1/@0:0,\OFWBOOT.XCF"

> 
>> - 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).
> 
> -----
> 
> 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:
> 


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