this issue should be fixed. Try downloading a current snapshot instead of 5.3. 
See:

http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=136272859115014&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=136291481027104&w=2

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:21 PM, John McGuigan <mcguig...@ualberta.ca> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I noticed a strange issue with a PowerBook G4 (PowerMac5,8) and 5.3.
> When it boots the generic kernel (including bsd.rd) it will get to the
> line:
> 
> "timer" at macobio0 offset 0x15000 not...
> 
> and then shutoff.
> 
> I tried disabling a few different devices (macobio, macgpio, etc)
> without any luck. I finally booted it up in verbose mode and noticed
> immediately before the crash the kernel was probing ADB, after
> disabling that it boots just fine.
> 
> So to boot the cd, I interrupted the boot> prompt with:
> 
> /5.3/macppc/bsd.rd -c
> 
> in the UKC>
> 
> disable adb
> exit
> 
> Hope that helps someone stuck in the same place,
> 
> -John

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