By popular demand.
I've organized the topics by Open Firmware version, since many users found the old scheme way too confusing (clause out Open Firmware version-specific content). It's still really confusing to read (particularly the .txt version which doesn't adequately distinguish headings from the body) Also added a bit more info on partitioning vs. OF version.
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.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.20 2001/04/07 18:48:09 jhawk Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.21 2001/04/16 20:42:43 mbw Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ program will automatically reserve space for bad144 tables.
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.It
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.Em Partitioning the disk
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.(bullet
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.if !r_macppc \{\
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Which portion of the disk to use.
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.Pp
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You will be asked if you want to use the entire disk or
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@ -708,6 +709,7 @@ disklabel.
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.Pp
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.\}
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.It
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.\} \" !r_macppc
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.Em Editing the NetBSD disklabel
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.Pp
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The partition table of the
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@ -716,15 +718,13 @@ part of a disk is called a
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.Em disklabel .
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.if r_macppc \{\
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In actuality,
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.Nx*M
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uses the Apple Partition Map on your disk. See
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.Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
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to determine whether or not you should use the
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.Nx
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uses the Apple Partition Map on your disk. If you use
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.Nx
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to partition your drive, you will not be able to install HFS or HFS+
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partitions on your disk. You may partition the drive using a MacOS tool,
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such as
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.Sq Drive Setup
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1.9.1 or later, however you may not be able to boot from this drive. See
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above.
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installer to partition your disk.
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.Pp
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.\}
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.if r_sparc \{\
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.Nx
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.16 2001/04/07 18:29:54 jhawk Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.17 2001/04/16 20:42:43 mbw Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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@ -105,6 +105,27 @@ is also available that runs under
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.Pp
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.\} \" r_i386
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.
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.if r_macppc \{\
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You will need to have the correct bootable media prepared.
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See the section on
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.Sx Creating the Bootable Media
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for details.
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.Pp
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.(Note
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Some
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.Tn MacOS
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.Ic ftp
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clients default to downloading files in
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.Sq ASCII
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mode. This will render the
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.Nx
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files useless. Make sure to set your ftp program to download in
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.Sq binary
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mode.
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.Note)
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.Pp
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.\} \" r_macppc
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.
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.if r_news68k \{\
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.(Note
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.Nx*M
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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.\"$NetBSD: hardware,v 1.7 2000/11/01 07:00:49 mbw Exp $
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.\"$NetBSD: hardware,v 1.8 2001/04/16 20:42:43 mbw Exp $
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.
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Currently,
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.Nx*M
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various quirks and problems that we must work around. The single hardest step
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of installing
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.Nx*M
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is to set up Open Firmware properly. Open Firmware versions 1.x and 2.0.x act
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is to set up Open Firmware properly. Open Firmware versions 1.0.5 and
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2.0.x act
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similarly and the same set of instructions applies to them. Open Firmware
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version 2.4 is slightly different with regards to booting. Open Firmware
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version 3 is altogether different.
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@ -44,31 +45,16 @@ faster CPU.
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Find your model from the list below and take note of its Open Firmware
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version:
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.(tag 8n
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.It Em "Open Firmware 1.0.5 or 2.0.x"
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.It Em "Open Firmware 1.0.5"
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.Pp
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.(bullet -compact
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Apple PowerBook (2400, 3400, G3, and G3 Series)
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.It
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Apple PowerMacintosh/Performa (4400, 54xx, 5500, 6300/160, 6360, 6400, and
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6500)
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.It
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Apple PowerMacintosh (7300, 7500 (with CPU upgrade), 7600, 8500, 8600, 9500,
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and 9600)
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.It
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Apple PowerMacintosh (G3
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.Dq Beige
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models with ATI RageII+: Desktop, Mini Tower, and All-in-One)
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.It
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APS Tech (M*Power 604e/200)
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.It
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Motorola StarMax (3000, 4000, 5000, and 5500)
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.It
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Power Computing (PowerBase, PowerCenter, PowerCenter Pro, PowerCurve,
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PowerTower, PowerTower Pro, and PowerWave)
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.It
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UMAX (J700, S900)
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.It
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UMAX (Apus 2000, Apus 3000, C500, and C600)
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.bullet)
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.It Em "Open Firmware 1.1.22"
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.Pp
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@ -83,6 +69,24 @@ If your system does not have the Apple PCI Ethernet Card, you may need to
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purchase and install another ethernet card in your Apple Network Server.
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.Note)
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.bullet)
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.It Em "Open Firmware 2.0.x"
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.Pp
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.(bullet -compact
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Apple PowerBook (2400, 3400, G3, and G3 Series)
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.It
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Apple PowerMacintosh/Performa (4400, 54xx, 5500, 6300/160, 6360, 6400, and
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6500)
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.It
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Apple PowerMacintosh (G3
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.Dq Beige
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models with ATI RageII+: Desktop, Mini Tower, and All-in-One)
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.It
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APS Tech (M*Power 604e/200)
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.It
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Motorola StarMax (3000, 4000, 5000, and 5500)
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.It
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UMAX (Apus 2000, Apus 3000, C500, and C600)
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.bullet)
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.It Em "Open Firmware 2.4"
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.Pp
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.(bullet -compact
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.8 2000/11/04 06:08:34 mbw Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.9 2001/04/16 20:42:43 mbw Exp $
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.
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.Ss2 Booting the installer
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.
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@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ is the partition.
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.(bullet
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.Em Floppy disk
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.br
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(Open Firmware 1.x, Open Firmware 2.0.x)
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(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
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Firmware 2.4)
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.Pp
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The floppy disk has a
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.Sq partition zero
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@ -205,12 +206,14 @@ are usually SCSI ID 0.
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Here are some examples of what you might use to boot from such a drive:
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.Pp
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.Dl 0 > Ic "boot scsi/sd@0:9,ofwboot.xcf scsi/sd@0:10,netbsd"
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.Dl 0 > Ic "boot ide0/disk@0:7,ofwboot.xcf ide0/disk@0:9,ofwboot.xcf"
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.Dl 0 > Ic "boot ide0/disk@0:7,ofwboot.xcf ide0/disk@0:9,netbsd"
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.Dl 0 > Ic "boot hd:8,ofwboot.xcf ultra1:3,netbsd"
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.bullet)
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.
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.Ss2 Common Problems and Error Messages
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See the
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.
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This is a brief list of some of the Open Firmware problems you may run
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into. See the
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.Nx*M
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FAQ for a thorough list.
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.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html
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turn your brightness back up.
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.Pp
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Otherwise, you need a serial console. See the section entitled
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.Sx Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt
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.Sx Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt on Older Models
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.It
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Grey screen with flashing question mark
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.Pp
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@ -324,6 +327,14 @@ See
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.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#pciide-lost-interrupt
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.bullet)
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.
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.Ss2 Milestone
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.
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If you've reached this point, then you must've gotten the
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.Nx
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installer to boot. Congratulations! That was the hard part. From now
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through the rest of this document, there should be no more Open Firmware
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specific problems, so read everything because it applies to all models.
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.
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.so ../common/sysinst
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.
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Now, you can reboot to get to the Open Firmware prompt. Once there, you
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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.10 2000/11/04 14:06:24 wiz Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.11 2001/04/16 20:42:43 mbw Exp $
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.
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.Ss2 Gather Information
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.
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Go to the
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.Nx*M
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Model Support webpage and look up your system. Take note of the comments
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about your model and keep these in mind during the rest of this
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installation
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procedure.
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.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html
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.Pp
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Also, you
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.Em must
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know what version of Open Firmware is in the machine you will be
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installing
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.Nx*M
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onto. The instructions that follow will make absolutely no sense
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if you follow directions for a version of Open Firmware other than
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the one on your machine.
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.Pp
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If the instructions in a subsection below do not apply to
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.Em all
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versions of Open Firmware, there will be a line listing which versions of
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Open Firmware they apply to, such as:
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.br
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(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
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Firmware 2.4, Open Firmware 3)
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.
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.Ss2 Open Firmware System Preparation
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.
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Most \*M systems have Open Firmware bugs. Luckily, Open Firmware has a small
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(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open Firmware 2.4)
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.Pp
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All pre-Open Firmware 3 \*M systems have Open Firmware bugs. Luckily, Open
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Firmware has a small
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Non-Volatile RAM variable (NVRAM) which is reserved for FORTH commands which
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will be run before booting an operating system. Apple has released a freeware
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.Tn MacOS
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most of these bugs. We
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.Em strongly
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recommend that you use this tool to patch your Open Firmware,
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as several systems cannot boot without these patches.
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as several systems cannot boot without these patches. If you read
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the Model Support page, you'd also know that some models are broken by
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or are unsupported by System Disk. If you are trying to install on such
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a model, then skip the rest of this section.
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.Pp
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Download System Disk from Apple's site:
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.Lk ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/macosxserver/utilities/SystemDisk2.3.1.smi.bin
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.
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.Ss2 Updating your firmware
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.
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(Open Firmware 3)
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.Pp
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Open Firmware 3 systems have a rewritable firmware. Go to the
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.Sq Apple Software Updates
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web site at
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and search for
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.Sq firmware
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and install the most recent version for your model.
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.Pp
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.(Note
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The most recent versions available (4.1.7 and 4.1.8) as of April 2001 are
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known to have some problems. Some PowerBook G4 users find they are
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unable to boot
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.Nx
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after upgrading, and some PowerMacintosh users find that their third-party
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RAM has been disabled. See the discussion at
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.Lk http://www.macfixit.com/archives/april.01.a.shtml#firm-04-07
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.Note)
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.Pp
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.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt
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.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt on Newer Models
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.
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There are various methods to get to the Open Firmware prompt. They may
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or may not work, depending on which system model you have. Most models
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can use the on-board video and an ADB or USB keyboard to access Open
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Firmware. Those that cannot must use a serial console. Likewise, most
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systems can be set up to use a serial console if you do not wish to use
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the on-board video.
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(Open Firmware 3)
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.Pp
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Hold down a special key combination when your system boots.
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.Pp
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After the chime starts, but before it stops, hold down the
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.Key COMMAND-OPTION-O-F
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keys (the
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.Key COMMAND
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key looks like a four-leaf clover or an open apple, and the
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.Key OPTION
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key may look like a two-way switch with four straight line segments).
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.Pp
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You should now see the Open Firmware command prompt:
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.Pp
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.Dl 0 >
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.Pp
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Now, set your system to always stop at the Open Firmware prompt.
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.Pp
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.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? false
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.Pp
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To undo this, and allow Open Firmware to automatically boot the specified
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operating system when the system is rebooted, type:
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.Pp
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.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? true
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.Pp
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Skip down to the section on
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.Sx Setting up Open Firmware 3 to boot NetBSD
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since the next several pages are instructions for older models.
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.Pp
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.
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.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt on Apple Network Servers
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.
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(Open Firmware 1.1.22)
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.Pp
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Hold down a special key combination when your system boots.
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.Pp
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After the chime starts, but before it stops, hold down the
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.Key COMMAND-OPTION-O-F
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keys (the
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.Key COMMAND
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key looks like a four-leaf clover or an open apple, and the
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.Key OPTION
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key may look like a two-way switch with four straight line segments).
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.Pp
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You should now see the Open Firmware command prompt:
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.Pp
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.Dl 0 >
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.Pp
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Your screen remains black, since the version of Open Firmware in the
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Apple Network Servers can only use a serial console.
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You must hook up a serial console
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(38400 bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no handshaking) to
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.Sq Port 2
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(the
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.Sq Li ttya
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device in Open Firmware).
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.Pp
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Now, set your system to always stop at the Open Firmware prompt.
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.Pp
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.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? false
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.Pp
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To undo this, and allow Open Firmware to automatically boot the specified
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operating system when the system is rebooted, type:
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.Pp
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.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? true
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.Pp
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Skip down to the section on
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.Sx Setting up pre-Open Firmware 3 to boot NetBSD
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since the next several pages are instructions for MacOS models.
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.Pp
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.
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.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt on Older Models
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.
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(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open Firmware 2.4)
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.Pp
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These models are significantly trickier than the newer machines.
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.Pp
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Open Firmware has two variables,
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.Sq input-device
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and
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.Sq output-device No Ns ,
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which specify which devices to use for input and output. Most early models
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(Open Firmware versions 1.x and 2.0.x) will default to using a serial
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console. The later models (Open Firmware versions 2.4 and 3) will default
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to using the on-board video and keyboard. The instructions below describe
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how to set your system up to access Open Firmware from the on-board video
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and keyboard.
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which specify which devices to use for input and output.
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.Pp
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If, for some reason, you need to use a serial console, you can use a
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normal
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All Open Firmware 1.0.5 and most Open Firmware 2.0.x systems will default
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to using the
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.Sq Modem
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serial port for the console instead of the ADB keyboard and the monitor
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attached to the on-board video.
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Unless you use a MacOS-based utility to set
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these variables correctly, you
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.Em will
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need to hook up a serial console temporarily to set them before you
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can use your keyboard and screen.
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.Pp
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Now would be a good time to look at the
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.Nx*M
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Model Support webpage to determine the issues with your model.
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.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html
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.Pp
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In particular, some models
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.Em must
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use a serial console, or they will be unable to boot
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.Nx
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at all. All models can be set to use a serial console, if you desire
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to bypass the keyboard and screen.
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.Pp
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If you need to use a serial console, you can use a normal
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.Sq printer
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cable (mini-DIN 8 to mini-DIN 8) and a
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.Tn MacOS
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system.
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.Lk http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/comm/term/zterm-101.hqx
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.
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.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt (Easy method using MacOS)
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.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt (Recommended method using MacOS)
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.
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(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open Firmware 2.4)
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.Pp
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Launch the
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.Tn MacOS
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System Disk tool. Click on
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@ -123,21 +258,23 @@ Disk patches. If you find that your machine doesn't boot, then try:
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.
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.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt (Harder method using MacOS)
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.
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If System Disk doesn't work because your version of
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(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open Firmware 2.4)
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.Pp
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If System
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Disk doesn't work because your version of
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.Tn MacOS
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is too old or because
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System Disk says that it doesn't support your model, then you may try using
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the
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.Tn MacOS
|
||||
BootVars tool on your Open Firmware 1 or 2 system (it will crash
|
||||
Open Firmware 3 systems).
|
||||
BootVars tool.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Lk ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/macppc/macos-utils/bootvars/bootvars.sit.hqx
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
BootVars does
|
||||
.Em not
|
||||
apply the (possibly critical) NVRAM patches that System Disk does.
|
||||
Expect devices to not work.
|
||||
Expect some devices to not work.
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Look up the proper
|
||||
@ -172,7 +309,7 @@ box, and the proper device name into the
|
||||
box.
|
||||
Click on the
|
||||
.Dq write
|
||||
button, and restart.
|
||||
button, and then reboot your system.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
If your
|
||||
.Sq output-device
|
||||
@ -201,14 +338,17 @@ prompt unless you uncheck this checkbox or tell Open Firmware
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Ss2 Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt (Without using MacOS)
|
||||
.
|
||||
If you don't have
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
If you don't
|
||||
have
|
||||
.Tn MacOS ,
|
||||
then you need to hold down a special key combination when your system boots.
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Your Open Firmware 1 or 2 system will
|
||||
Your system will
|
||||
.Em not
|
||||
have the (possibly critical) NVRAM patches that System Disk applies.
|
||||
Expect devices to not work.
|
||||
Expect some devices to not work.
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
After the chime starts, but before it stops, hold down the
|
||||
@ -229,18 +369,12 @@ not use the System
|
||||
Disk tool to set up Open Firmware. You must hook up a serial console
|
||||
(38400 bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no handshaking).
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
The Apple Network Server uses
|
||||
.Sq Port 2
|
||||
(the
|
||||
.Sq Li ttya
|
||||
device in Open Firmware) as the console port.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Now, set your system to always stop at the Open Firmware prompt.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? false
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
To allow Open Firmware to automatically boot the specified operating
|
||||
system when the system is booted, type:
|
||||
To undo this, and allow Open Firmware to automatically boot the specified
|
||||
operating system when the system is rebooted, type:
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic "setenv auto-boot? true
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
@ -272,10 +406,12 @@ is
|
||||
your monitor will not sync. See
|
||||
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/SystemDisk-tutorial/of105patch.html
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Ss2 Setting Open Firmware up to boot NetBSD
|
||||
.Ss2 Setting up pre-Open Firmware 3 to boot NetBSD
|
||||
.
|
||||
Check your Open Firmware version; you will need to know this in order
|
||||
to make decisions further on:
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x,
|
||||
Open Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Double-check your Open Firmware version:
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic "dev /openprom"
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic ".properties"
|
||||
@ -302,6 +438,7 @@ If you will be netbooting your system, you can look up your MAC address.
|
||||
.Dl "[...]"
|
||||
.Dl "local-mac-address CCCCCCCC CCCC"
|
||||
.Dl "[...]"
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Some early Open Firmware 1.0.5 machines had their MAC address stored
|
||||
incorrectly on the motherboard (little- vs. big-endian problems).
|
||||
@ -309,6 +446,43 @@ The patches the System Disk installs will correct this.
|
||||
Without the patch, the machine will still work, but its MAC address
|
||||
may conflict with another ethernet device on your network.
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
For future reference, when you want to boot into
|
||||
.Tn MacOS ,
|
||||
type:
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic bye
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Open Firmware 1.0.5 settings and nvram patches will be erased if you boot into
|
||||
.Tn MacOS .
|
||||
You will need to re-enter them before booting
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
again.
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Open Firmware 2.0.x and Open Firmware 2.4 systems will set the
|
||||
.Li real-base
|
||||
environment variable to its default value (which doesn't work) if you boot
|
||||
into
|
||||
.Tn MacOS .
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Ss2 Setting up Open Firmware 3 to boot NetBSD
|
||||
.
|
||||
(Open Firmware 3)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Double-check your Open Firmware version:
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic "dev /openprom"
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic ".properties"
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
If you will be netbooting your system, you can look up your MAC address.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic "dev enet .properties"
|
||||
.Dl "[...]"
|
||||
.Dl "local-mac-address CCCCCCCC CCCC"
|
||||
.Dl "[...]"
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Some Open Firmware 3 machines have their MAC address stored incorrectly
|
||||
(little- vs. big-endian problem). If you look up your MAC address in
|
||||
@ -321,34 +495,12 @@ another ethernet device on your network.
|
||||
For future reference, when you want to boot into
|
||||
.Tn MacOS ,
|
||||
type:
|
||||
.(bullet -offset indent
|
||||
Open Firmware 1, Open Firmware 2
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic bye
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Open Firmware 3
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl 0 > Ic mac-boot
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Open Firmware 1.0.5 settings and nvram patches will be erased if you boot into
|
||||
.Tn MacOS .
|
||||
You will need to re-enter them before booting
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
again.
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Open Firmware 2.x systems will set the
|
||||
.Li real-base
|
||||
environment variable to its default value (which doesn't work) if you boot
|
||||
into
|
||||
.Tn MacOS .
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Ss2 Available Boot Media
|
||||
.
|
||||
(All Open Firmware versions)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Each version of Open Firmware is capable of booting from a variety of
|
||||
media. To boot the
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
@ -370,20 +522,90 @@ is loaded, which then loads the secondary bootloader
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot
|
||||
which then loads the kernel.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Open Firmware 3 systems can load the kernel without the use of a
|
||||
bootloader, although, some kernels do not
|
||||
.Dq just work ,
|
||||
and you will need to load the bootloader to load the kernel.
|
||||
Feel free to experiment and load the kernel with the command you use to load
|
||||
the bootloader, bypassing a step, however we recommend using a bootloader.
|
||||
See the FAQ for a more thorough explanation:
|
||||
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#boot-support
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
The following bootable media are available for loading the bootloader
|
||||
.Pq Pa ofwboot No or Pa ofwboot.xcf :
|
||||
.Pq Pa ofwboot No or Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
(see below for descriptions):
|
||||
.(bullet -offset indent
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Em "Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
.(bullet -compact
|
||||
Partition zero
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Ethernet (netboot)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem
|
||||
.It
|
||||
MS-DOS filesystem (not supported by
|
||||
.Nx No Ns )
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Open Firmware 2.4"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
.(bullet -compact
|
||||
Partition zero
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Ethernet (netboot)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem
|
||||
.It
|
||||
HFS, HFS+, or Hybrid (ISO9660 and HFS) filesystem
|
||||
.It
|
||||
MS-DOS filesystem (not supported by
|
||||
.Nx No Ns )
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Open Firmware 3"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
.(bullet -compact
|
||||
HFS, HFS+, or Hybrid (ISO9660 and HFS) filesystem
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Ethernet (netboot)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Partition zero (not supported by
|
||||
.Nx No Ns )
|
||||
.It
|
||||
MS-DOS filesystem (not supported by
|
||||
.Nx No Ns )
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Once
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot
|
||||
or
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
is loaded, it can open the kernel from one of the following sources:
|
||||
.(bullet -offset indent
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Em "Ethernet (NFS)"
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "NetBSD FFS file system"
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Such as the boot floppy, or an installed
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
partition.
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "ISO 9660 CD-ROM file system"
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
The boot floppy image provided with the distribution sets has a
|
||||
.Sq partition zero
|
||||
bootloader and a
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
file system with an installation kernel.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Description of bootable media:
|
||||
.(bullet -offset indent
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Em "Partition zero"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.x, Open Firmware 2.x)
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
|
||||
Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
This method loads a primary bootloader called
|
||||
.Pa bootxx
|
||||
@ -449,7 +671,8 @@ correctly. These machines cannot netboot.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "ISO9660 CD-ROM file system"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.x, Open Firmware 2.x)
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
|
||||
Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Load the
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
@ -486,41 +709,20 @@ CD-R
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Once
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot
|
||||
or
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
is loaded, it can open the kernel from one of the following sources:
|
||||
.(bullet -offset indent
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Em "Ethernet (NFS)"
|
||||
.Ss2 Creating the Bootable Media
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "NetBSD FFS file system"
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
This is not available the first time you install
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
on your system.
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "ISO 9660 CD-ROM file system"
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
The boot floppy image provided with the distribution sets has a
|
||||
.Sq partition zero
|
||||
bootloader and a
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
file system with an installation kernel.
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Ss2 Installation techniques
|
||||
.
|
||||
Run the installer to place
|
||||
The idea is to run an installer which will place
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
on a hard drive on your \*M system.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
If you will be running your system diskless (i.e. entirely over NFS, not
|
||||
using any local hard drives), then you do not need to run the installer
|
||||
although you may still do so.
|
||||
using any local hard drives), then you do not need to run the installer.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
This section describes how to create bootable media, including the
|
||||
installer. To get the installation sets (which will be placed on your
|
||||
hard drive) onto appropriate media, see the above section entitled
|
||||
.Sx Getting the NetBSD System on to Useful Media
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.(Note
|
||||
Some
|
||||
@ -535,15 +737,61 @@ files useless. Make sure to set your ftp program to download in
|
||||
mode.
|
||||
.Note)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Here are some common techniques for booting the
|
||||
These are the recommended techniques for booting the
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
install kernel:
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.(bullet -offset indent
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Em "Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
.(bullet -compact
|
||||
Boot off a floppy
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot over the ethernet
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot off an ISO9660 CD-ROM
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot the floppy image off a bootable SCSI or IDE drive (not recommended)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Open Firmware 2.4"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
.(bullet -compact
|
||||
Boot off a floppy (may not be supported by Open Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot over the ethernet
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot off an ISO9660 CD-ROM
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot off a Hybrid HFS/ISO9660 CD-ROM
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot off an HFS or HFS+ partition
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot the floppy image off a bootable SCSI or IDE drive (not recommended)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Open Firmware 3"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
.(bullet -compact
|
||||
Boot off a Hybrid HFS/ISO9660 CD-ROM
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot off an HFS or HFS+ partition
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Boot over the ethernet
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
What follows are the steps to create different types of bootable media.
|
||||
You should only need to create one of these to get your system to boot the
|
||||
installer
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.(bullet
|
||||
.
|
||||
.Em "Boot off a floppy"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.x, Open Firmware 2.0.x)
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
|
||||
Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Use some tool to write the boot floppy image
|
||||
.Pa installation/boot.fs
|
||||
@ -608,11 +856,15 @@ menu and pick
|
||||
.Sq Eject
|
||||
.enum)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Skip forward to
|
||||
.Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Boot off an ISO 9660 CD-ROM"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.x, Open Firmware 2.x)
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
|
||||
Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Place
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
@ -671,6 +923,9 @@ Click the
|
||||
button
|
||||
.enum)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Skip forward to
|
||||
.Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Boot off a hybrid HFS/ISO 9660 CD-ROM"
|
||||
@ -755,24 +1010,29 @@ Click the
|
||||
button
|
||||
.enum)
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Skip forward to
|
||||
.Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Boot off an HFS or HFS+ partition"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
(Open Firmware 3)
|
||||
(Open Firmware 2.4, Open Firmware 3)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Download the install kernel
|
||||
.Pa installation/netbsd.ram.gz
|
||||
and place it at the top level of any partition.
|
||||
Use a
|
||||
Place
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
and the boot floppy image
|
||||
.Pa boot.fs
|
||||
at the top level of your Macintosh filesystem. Use a
|
||||
.Tn MacOS
|
||||
utility such as
|
||||
.Ic Stuffit Expander
|
||||
to uncompress the kernel.
|
||||
Get to the Open Firmware prompt. Boot the kernel directly (i.e. without
|
||||
the use of a bootloader) and use it to install
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
on your hard drive.
|
||||
to uncompress the boot floppy image (if it's compressed).
|
||||
Get to the Open Firmware prompt. Boot the bootloader, and tell it to look
|
||||
for the kernel in the boot floppy image.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Skip forward to
|
||||
.Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Boot over the ethernet"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
@ -788,7 +1048,11 @@ then load the installation kernel via an NFS connection.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Follow these instructions to configure a
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
machine as your netboot server. We will use
|
||||
machine as your netboot server. If you intend to use a different platform
|
||||
as your netboot server, follow the directions in the Diskless HOW-TO:
|
||||
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/netboot
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
We will use
|
||||
.Sq Li CC:CC:CC:CC:CC:CC
|
||||
as the MAC address (ethernet hardware address) of your netboot client machine
|
||||
that you wish to install
|
||||
@ -918,17 +1182,22 @@ Your client will need a kernel to boot (use
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
.Dl # Ic "gunzip netbsd.ram.gz"
|
||||
.Dl # Ic "mv netbsd.ram /export/client/root/netbsd"
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Skip forward to
|
||||
.Sx Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
|
||||
.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Boot the floppy image off a bootable hard drive"
|
||||
.Em "Boot the floppy image off a bootable SCSI or IDE drive"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.x, Open Firmware 2.x)
|
||||
(Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x, Open
|
||||
Firmware 2.4)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Find a spare bootable drive (i.e. SCSI or IDE), and use some tool to write
|
||||
the floppy disk image
|
||||
.Pa installation/boot.fs
|
||||
to your spare drive, and boot from that drive.
|
||||
The floppy image has a
|
||||
to your spare drive, and boot from that drive. For example, you could use
|
||||
a Zip drive, a Jaz drive, a Compact Flash drive, or even a spare hard
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drive. The floppy image has a
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.Sq partition zero
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bootloader which ultimately loads the installation kernel from the FFS
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filesystem from the disk image.
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@ -1008,57 +1277,53 @@ menu and pick
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.bullet)
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.bullet)
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.
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.Ss2 Partitioning the drive NetBSD will be installed on
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.Ss2 Partitioning your hard drive for NetBSD
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.
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You have two options. You may use the
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.(bullet -offset indent
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.
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.Em "Open Firmware 1.0.5, Open Firmware 1.1.22, Open Firmware 2.0.x"
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.br
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You must use the
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.Nx
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installer to partition your drive, in which case you may use a
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.Sq partition zero
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bootloader, but you cannot have HFS or HFS+ filesystems; or you may use a
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.Tn MacOS
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tool to partition your drive, in which case you cannot use a
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.Sq partition zero
|
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bootloader, but you can have HFS and HFS+ filesystems.
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.Pp
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If you have an Open Firmware 1.x or 2.0.x system, you must use the
|
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installer to partition your disk if you want it to be bootable.
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.br
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Skip forward to
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.Sx Installing the NetBSD System
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.It
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.Em "Open Firmware 2.4"
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.br
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We recommend using the
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
installer to partition your drive if you wish it to be bootable. You may
|
||||
partition your drive in
|
||||
installer to partition your disk, but you will not be able to share it
|
||||
with
|
||||
.Tn MacOS .
|
||||
.br
|
||||
If you'd like to dual-boot with
|
||||
.Tn MacOS
|
||||
but you will have to load
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
from some other media (such as over the network, from a floppy, or from a
|
||||
CD-ROM).
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
If you have an Open Firmware 2.4 system, either partitioning method will
|
||||
produce a bootable disk. If you use a
|
||||
on a shared drive, read the rest of this section.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
.Em "Open Firmware 3"
|
||||
.br
|
||||
.Em "Do not edit your partitions in the installer."
|
||||
You must partition your disk in
|
||||
.Tn MacOS
|
||||
tool, you must manually place
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
on one of your HFS or HFS+ partitions.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
If you have an Open Firmware 3 system, you must use a
|
||||
.Tn MacOS
|
||||
tool to create a bootable disk. You will need to manually place
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
on one of your HFS or HFS+ partitions. If you use the
|
||||
before installing
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
installer to partition your drive, you will need to load
|
||||
.Pa ofwboot.xcf
|
||||
from some other media (such as over the network or from
|
||||
a CD-ROM).
|
||||
on your system.
|
||||
.bullet)
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
Unfortunately, the partitioning tools for
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
are not advanced enough to create HFS or HFS+ file systems. Therefore,
|
||||
if you wish to share this drive with
|
||||
.Tn MacOS ,
|
||||
you will need to use the
|
||||
are not advanced enough to create HFS or HFS+ file systems or a
|
||||
partition map that can be shared with
|
||||
.Tn MacOS .
|
||||
You will need to use the
|
||||
.Tn MacOS
|
||||
Drive Setup tool (versions 1.9.1 and later are
|
||||
known to work) to divide the hard drive you will be using for
|
||||
.Nx
|
||||
into the following partitions:
|
||||
known to work) to partition the hard drive you will be using for
|
||||
.Nx .
|
||||
Drive Setup will erase the contents of your drive -- it does not preserve
|
||||
data from any of your partitions. Make the following partitions:
|
||||
.(tag "A/UX_Rootxxx" -offset indent
|
||||
.It Em HFS No or Em HFS+
|
||||
Must be large enough to hold the bootloader, over 100 KB.
|
||||
@ -1073,4 +1338,13 @@ strictly necessary for machines with a lot of RAM.
|
||||
.It Em A/UX User, A/UX Free1, A/UX Free2, A/UX Free3
|
||||
Use these for any additional partitions you may want to use under
|
||||
.Nx .
|
||||
.It Em HFS
|
||||
Any size. You may want to leave an additional partition available to
|
||||
share between
|
||||
.Tn MacOS
|
||||
and
|
||||
.Nx .
|
||||
If you think you'll be doing this often, then see the FAQ entry on sharing
|
||||
files:
|
||||
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#disk-sharing
|
||||
.tag)
|
||||
|
||||
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