From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 17 02:24:11 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFAA016A41F for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:24:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from james.toy@bc.edu) Received: from bc.edu (mrlbva.bc.edu [136.167.2.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1D743D49 for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:24:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from james.toy@bc.edu) Received: from [65.96.214.226] (account toyj@mail.bc.edu HELO [10.0.0.2]) by fe3.bc.edu (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTPA id 110692658; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:24:03 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.0.050811 Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:24:05 -0500 From: jt To: edward Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Can't boot on DVD to install Thread-Index: AcXrHfskObGlMFcREdqVZAADk72Tvg== In-Reply-To: <437BBC40.5010401@wanadoo.fr> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't boot on DVD to install X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:24:12 -0000 Depends on the system setup...and the number of ports the computer has...for instance my machine lists my hd's as ultra0 and ultra1... "0" being the first drive and "1" being the second...you need to check where the disks are mounted...there is an obvious difference in location between an HD and a CD / DVD in terms of locations...without seeing that your best bet...as there are probably only about two devices and you are mounting the root....is to test the two...my rule of thumb is top down...but you can also use the command "dev / ls" to check the root...kinda cool and kinda bizarre...i just had a correspondence similar to this....but once you figure it out...you got it. Best of luck...(if all else fails just test them) -jt On 16/11/05 18-9, "edward" wrote: > Hi James, > It does help, but I need a bit more... Running devalias gives me a list > of devices that I am having a hard time figuring out. The firewire > devices seem to be labeled fwx, fw1 and fw. > Any clue how I can figure out who is who ? > (you may have gathered by now I am kind of new to OF. Don't worry > though, I learn fast...) > Edward > > jt wrote: >> Sure, seems like you are trying to load the default DVD drive...when >> connecting something new you need to check the proper OpenFirmware >> alias...so when you pop into OF -- type "devalias" scroll down and see where >> the external drive corresponds with the actual location...and exchange the >> "cd" for the "value delineated for external drive in OF" -- hope that >> helps... >> >> -jt >> >> On 16/11/05 17-41, "edward" wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> I dowloaded and burned 7.0-20051105-SNAP-powerpc-disc1.iso and tried an >>> install on a PowerBook G4 667. I use an external DVD drive connected via >>> firewire. FreeBSD is to be installed on a 5 GB partition on an external >>> firewire disk, with another available partition for swap on the same >>> disk. I have an external USB keyboard + mouse. >>> With the FreeBSD DVD in the external drive, I booted into open firmware >>> and typed : >>> boot cd:,\boot\loader cd:0 >>> I get : >>> can't OPEN: cd:,\boot\loader >>> Any idea what is going wrong ? >>> Thanks guys, >>> Edward >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> >> >> >