Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:44:23 -0500 From: jt <james.toy@bc.edu> To: edward <kouye@wanadoo.fr>, <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Can't boot on DVD to install Message-ID: <BFA12077.37A%james.toy@bc.edu> In-Reply-To: <437BB597.3000409@wanadoo.fr>
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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" <kouye@wanadoo.fr> 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"
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