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Re: [OpenFirmware2.4] Can't boot on cdrom ('loader: unrecognized client program format')



On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 14:55 +0100, Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> I'm fighting with my G3 beige old world to install Sarge on it!
> 
> It seems it's possible to boot on the cdrom with it:
> http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html#g3v2
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> I did try that:
> 
> 0 > setenv boot-device ide1/disk@0:0
> 0 > setenv boot-file \install\powerpc\vmlinux
> 0 > reset-all
> 
> but it does not want to boot :'(
> 
> If I try to boot 'live'
> 0 > boot ide1/disk@0:0,\install\powerpc\vmlinux
> 
> OF says 'loader: unrecognized client program format'
> 
> What is wrong with my string? Does someone know how I could boot on my
> cdrom?

Oldworld... it might be able to boot from CD a coff file... do the CD
contains the vmlinux.coff image ?

Ben.




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