On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Dale Rahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 10:29:41PM +0200, Eric DILLENSEGER wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm trying to install OpenBSD on a clamshell-like iBook but I can't get >> it to boot bsd.rd. >> I have ofwboot and bsd.rd at the root of the disk, inside Open Firmware >> I type boot hd:,ofwboot and it loads the boot loader but when I try to >> 'boot bsd.rd' I get a 'Inappropriate file type or format. >> The cdrom drive seems to be broken and doesn't recognize any cd so I'm >> kinda stuck. >> What could I be missing? >> > > Sometime before 4.2 was released the OpenBSD/macppc bootloader was modified > and accidentally disabled the ability to load a kernel from an HFS filesystem. > This was not discovered until after 4.3 was released. It should be fixed > by the time 4.4 is released. > > In the meantime, either use the .iso file or try to use a 4.0 or 4.1 ofwboot > to load the kernel. > > Dale Rahn [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
OT: it's possible install OpenBSD without HFS with ofwboot or ofwboot in the UFS partition?, because I want pull out the OS X and install only OpenBSD in a powerbook/PPC -- Jorge Andris Medina Oliva. Evolve or die! Important programming truths ------------------------------------------- If it compiles, it works. If it compiles, it's correct. If it runs, it doesn't have any bugs. If it doesn't have any immediately obvious bugs, it's perfect. If a bug doesn't show, it doesn't exist. If it seems to work, it works. Doing something right is easy. Avoiding errors only takes a bit of concentration. The shorter the source code, the faster the program. It's obvious how to optimize a program. Programmers don't make mistakes. Run-time errors don't occur. Users don't make mistakes. I don't make mistakes. Errors of any kind are rare. Error handling can be done in version 2. Slowness can be fixed in hardware. Trivial changes of any kind don't need to be tested. The first approach, idea, or version is always the best. Demonstrating for clients is the best debugging method.
