Re: booting from openfirmware
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2000, Logan Hall <Logan.Hall@asu.edu> wrote:
>
> >I have run quik on my Linux partition and using some examples i found in the
> >FAQ-O-MATIC i set my boot variables (i don't have them infront of me but this
> >is as close as i can remember):
> >
> >boot-device /pci@80000000/Apple83C875Card@d/sd@0:0
> >boot-file /boot/vmlinux-2.2.14 video=atyfb:vmode:15,cmode:16,mclk:71
> >
> >This gives me the claim failed error. Have i done this correctly and just
> >need to apply the patches that come with the SystemDisk app? or have i done
> >something wrong?
> >
> >I will down load the SystemDisk app.. it is the one in the
> >ftp.apple.com/developer/macosxserver/utilites/ dir right?
>
> The Apple 875 card doesn't have OF drivers in it by default. But I
> remember seeing an Apple-made flasher that adds those. I think it's
> included in the MacOS X Server installer.
Cool. Is there a way to install it with out MacOS X server? Will it be
included with MacOS X Client do you think?
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----
Logan
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Bow down and hear our cry,
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Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
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