Thank you so much. I did not know those boot commands. On Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 9:04 PM Jonathan Gray <j...@jsg.id.au> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 08:46:57PM -0700, Lee Nelson wrote: > > I have just been handed a PowerBook G4 3.5 with no OS. I am attempting > > to install the latest snapshot as of June 13. The install from CDROM > > completes and it syncs time, so I know that it has working Ethernet > > connectivity. > > > > During boot after install, it hangs. The last lines the kernel prints > > are: > > > > bootpath: /pci@f2000000/mac-io@17/ata-4@1f000/disk@0:/bsd > > root on wd0a (d857303cb8fe2d43.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b > > initializing kernel modesetting (RV250 0x1002:0x4C66 0X1002:0X4C66 > > 0X01). > > [drm] *ERROR* Unable to locate a BIOS ROM > > radeon_cp: Failed to load firmware "radeon/R200_cp.bin" > > [drm] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware! > > drm:pid0:r100_startup *ERROR* failed initializing CP (-2) > > drm:pid:r100_init *ERROR* Disabling GPU acceleration > > > > There is no IP connectivity at this point, so I don't seem to have any > > way to poke around in the machine. There is no built-in serial, and > > even if I used a Serial/USB adapter, I don't know if it would be > > recognized let alone spin up a tty. > > > > What additional information can I provide or what should I attempt > > next? > > It is possible the radeondrm force detach path is broken on macppc, > I have no way of testing it. > > You should be able to boot without radeondrm, install the firmware > and reboot with something along the lines of: > > boot -c > disable radeondrm* > quit > > Then login and run > > fw_update radeondrm > reboot > > > > > Link to picture of screen after freeze: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/29irzpAygf3n9koG9 > > > > Thanks in advance for any help > > >
