Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:16:31 -0400 From: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Cc: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD/powerpc from external FireWire drive? Message-ID: <07BF978E-D458-4138-8871-00D5AC1106C0@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <4CAA4828.3010906@freebsd.org> References: <40D5CC15-8828-4CFD-AE13-2211B9742AE2@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <20101001150548.6a652cba@anacreon.physics.wisc.edu> <5F44B27D-0A14-4F59-8EA2-2D52ADC4C79D@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <4CAA4828.3010906@freebsd.org>
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On Oct 4, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Peter Grehan wrote: > Hi Paul, >=20 >> Any clues as to why booting from the OpenFirmware prompt is not = working? >=20 > Try the ofw pathname suggested at = http://markmail.org/message/j4tpjpbhxobnxixu >=20 > later, >=20 > Peter. Thank you! Using the above information, and a suggestion from Daniel = (fbsd23@sol42.com) re: copying /boot/loader from the install CD to the = root directory of the Mac OS X install, I am able to boot from the = external FW drive via this command: boot hd:,\loader fw/node/sbp-2/disk@0:3 without having to remember to have the install CD loaded, too. It would = be nice to be able to have \loader loaded from the external FW drive, = too, but this solution works. Many thanks to everyone who helped. Cheers, Paul.
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