> > First of all, I need to say that some of the instructions are ... incorrect. > > The manual > > (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch-init-config.en.html) > > mentions > > nvsetenv `ofpath /dev/sda2` > > but that doesn't work: > > 1) there is no path to nvsetenv > > 2) ofpath is not found-able (find /|grep ofpath) > > 3) missing "boot-device" in the command > > 4) missing /dev/nvram > your using obsolete boot floppies, you need boot-floppies 2.2.20, the > documentation IS correct. (unless somebody really screwed something > up in the last minute)
The documentation bug is 3), missing "boot-device". Well, I am not sure, but at least in 2.2r0 command "nvsetenv `ofpath /dev/sda2`" didn't work (it printed out some error message) while "nvsetenv boot-device `ofpath /dev/sda2`" did work (well, not successfully, but I still have to prove it). The documentation I checked is http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch-init-config.en.html and chapter I am talking about is 7.17. So, I think, the documentation is wrong there (or, you could say, there is a "typo"). I will try once more whatever is in 2.2r0 and if that fails again, I will create those ~10 diskettes and try 2.2.19-2000-12-03 (ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-powerpc/current - it looks like 2.2.20 is not released yet?). Too bad CD images are not released yet (I guess I cannot combine boot+rescue from 2.2.19 with 2.2r0 CD...). > > After reboot, the computer stays "dead" - monitor's LED goes green for few > > seconds and then back to orange. Combinations like Alt-Cmd-P-R or > > Alt-Cmd-O-F don't do anything. > quik booting isn't gaurenteed to work reliably, sometimes it takes > some work. I realized it was my fault when I was adding ofpath. The Mac obviously didn't like my VFAT floppy disk left in its drive and didn't want to spit it out either (until I used a paper clip). Alt-Cmd-P-R worked again after that. > > Could you, please, help? What did I do wrong? Is there any way to "reset" > > CMOS (NVRAM or what is it called on Macs)? > hold down command option p r while cold booting the machine, that will > make it boot macos again. That didn't work...because I left "evil" diskette in its drive (and it's, or will be, Linux only). Thanks for your help, I appreciate it. I will play with it more tomorrow and will let you know how it went. - Peter. P.S.: Please, CC to me as well. I forgot to mention it in my last mail. That way the answer gets to me faster (archives seem to be updated once a day). - P.
