Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:58:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Super Biscuit <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> To: Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Powermac B&W G3 install status and questions Message-ID: <505141.57534.qm@web110109.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <i2tfd9cd3451004151039i8a668f7nd656e98b25343380@mail.gmail.com>
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Ok. I've tried the options with the root and boot partitions. Loading with hd:2 sends me to a commands option. The shell on the install cd only allow me to run cd and install. Which server will have the live image-iso for powerpc? I see the kernel in /boot/kernel but it doesn't load. Would it be better to download the bootfile and write it to the partition u= sing a live cd? --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> wrote: From: Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> Subject: Re: Powermac B&W G3 install status and questions To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> Cc: "Richard DeLaurell" <richard.delaurell@gmail.com>, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.= org Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 5:39 PM On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Super Biscuit <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> wr= ote: The suggestion didn't work; but, thanks for replying. boot hd:3,\\:tbxi DISK-LABEL: LOAD (noninterposed) not supportedload-size= =3D0 adler32=3D1 LOAD-SIZE is too small ok 0 > --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Richard DeLaurell <richard.delaurell@gmail.com> wrote: From: Richard DeLaurell <richard.delaurell@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Powermac B&W G3 install status and questions To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 5:00 PM I am working from memory here, but I believe your boot command should look = something like this: boot hd:#,\\:tbxi # is (I believe) the disk partition you're booting from; that should be the= location of your tbxi file. This would be if you placed the tbxi file in the base directory on the #th = partition of your 1st hard drive. As I say, this is from memory since my G3 died quite a while ago. I am sorry if this is not helpful. Good luck-- Richard DeLaurell On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Super Biscuit <super_bisquit@yahoo.com> wr= ote: I've been able to install 8.0 powerpc to a G3 with 384M RAM. Apologies beforehand, there are a few questions. What is the open firmware command for booting? Mac-boot repeats a bad partition error. Should I have created a /boot partition? Currently, only a base system is installed. Will it be better to use an older release? If you need the system stats, I can post them. It will have to be done thro= ugh a Linux dmesg output. You may need to boot through the CD. =A0I don't know if the 8.0 installer i= nstalls a bootstrap partition, so try something like: boot cd:,\boot\loader hd:3 This will use the boot CD's loader, and boot to hd:3 (/dev/ad0s3) as the ro= ot. You may also want to look at=A0http://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc, which has a= link to a new install guide for ppc. - Justin =0A=0A=0A
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