On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:04:15 +0200 "Samuel VISCAPI" <samuel.visc...@no-log.org> wrote:
> boot ud:,ofwboot /6.9/macppc/bsd.rd > > But unfortunately it didn't work. What did I do wrong ? Most models don't have the "ud" alias. I have only seen "ud" in a G5. Your iBook G4 probably doesn't have "ud", but might accept, 0 > boot usb0/disk@1:,ofwboot /6.9/macppc/bsd.rd On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:15:42 +0000 Charlene Wendling <juliana...@posteo.jp> wrote: > You will need some additional steps to do so, see > https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ppc&m=155231977928919&q=mbox Most models have aliases like "usb0", "usb1", "usb2", so I enter commands like "dev usb0 ls", "dev usb1 ls", until I see a disk. (The command "devalias" lists the aliases.) For example, 0 > dev usb0 ls ff9ceb90: /disk@2 (to list the files) 0 > dir usb0/disk@2:,\ (to boot the disk) 0 > boot usb0/disk@2:,ofwboot /6.9/macppc/bsd.rd You can also get unlucky. I have a PowerBook G4 where Open Firmware fails to detect my USB stick, so I can't boot it by G4. --George
