Re: ATA booting problems & solutions
:::: Prior to now, Ethan Benson wrote :::::::
::
:: > Problem 1: "ofpath" doesn't work on my system
::
:: whenever you do this get booted, could you send me a tarball of
:: /proc/device-tree ? with this i can add support to ofpath.
::
I can do that from that HFS boot disk. I'll send that off to ye.
I can get the base system installed... just can't boot. I may just
have to break down and make a boot floppy.
::
:: > Problem 2: The hdb thing worries me because I know the thing is
:: > set to be master but it's not coming up as hda.
::
:: that is a bit wierd..
::
I may be gonna hafta dig that drive out and make sure the jumper cap
isn't beaten up or worn on that jumper, but I'm very sure it's in the
master position.
::
:: you might try setting load-base to 600000
::
:: rememeber that is oldworld only don't do that on a newworld! (for the
:: benifit of maillist archives)
::
That's right, Iron Ethan! Remember that, kids at home:
NEVER CHANGE THE LOAD-BASE ON OPENFIRMWARE > 3.0
OR YOUR MACINTOSH WILL LOSE ITS WILL TO LIVE!
::
:: check the netbsd FAQ first, here:
::
:: http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#ofw-bugs
::
I checked it out and doodled the settings around. I'm wondering if
I should just find some OF ROM > 2.0 and replace this one, but when
I looked for reseller parts, they only seem to have "user replacable"
items for sale. Does anyone know of someplace to find new/used OF
ROMs?
I sure would prefer a less buggy version of OF, as I (at least used to
be) a fan of OF from the NeXT/Sun.
::
:::: End inclusion from Ethan Benson :::::::
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