Can't boot on DVD to install

[edward]

I tested fw, fw1 and fwx. No luck. But at least, I get a different 
message with fw. When I type :
boot fw:,\boot\loader fw:0
I get :
method <load> not found; ihandle=ffbc5540 phandle=ff986bc0 load-size=0 
adler32=1
LOAD-SIZE is too small
ok

I get the same message with
boot fw:,\boot\loader cd:0
boot fw:,\boot\loader fw1:0
boot fw:,\boot\loader fwx:0

Any ideas ?
Edward

BTW, I obviously lack basic OF knowledge. Is there some kind of tech 
note I should ckeck out ?

jt wrote:
> Depends on the system setup...and the number of ports the computer has...for
> instance my machine lists my hd's as ultra0 and ultra1... "0" being the
> first drive and "1" being the second...you need to check where the disks are
> mounted...there is an obvious difference in location between an HD and a CD
> / DVD in terms of locations...without seeing that your best bet...as there
> are probably only about two devices and you are mounting the root....is to
> test the two...my rule of thumb is top down...but you can also use the
> command "dev / ls" to check the root...kinda cool and kinda bizarre...i just
> had a correspondence similar to this....but once you figure it out...you got
> it.  Best of luck...(if all else fails just test them)
> 
> -jt
> 
> 
> On 16/11/05 18-9, "edward" <kouye at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi James,
>>It does help, but I need a bit more... Running devalias gives me a list
>>of devices that I am having a hard time figuring out. The firewire
>>devices seem to be labeled fwx, fw1 and fw.
>>Any clue how I can figure out who is who ?
>>(you may have gathered by now I am kind of new to OF. Don't worry
>>though, I learn fast...)
>>Edward
>>
>>jt wrote:
>>
>>>Sure, seems like you are trying to load the default DVD drive...when
>>>connecting something new you need to check the proper OpenFirmware
>>>alias...so when you pop into OF -- type "devalias" scroll down and see where
>>>the external drive corresponds with the actual location...and exchange the
>>>"cd" for the "value delineated for external drive in OF" -- hope that
>>>helps...
>>>
>>>-jt
>>>
>>>On 16/11/05 17-41, "edward" <kouye at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>I dowloaded and burned 7.0-20051105-SNAP-powerpc-disc1.iso and tried an
>>>>install on a PowerBook G4 667. I use an external DVD drive connected via
>>>>firewire. FreeBSD is to be installed on a 5 GB partition on an external
>>>>firewire disk, with another available partition for swap on the same
>>>>disk. I have an external USB keyboard + mouse.
>>>>With the FreeBSD DVD in the external drive, I booted into open firmware
>>>>and typed :
>>>>boot cd:,\boot\loader cd:0
>>>>I get :
>>>>can't OPEN: cd:,\boot\loader
>>>>Any idea what is going wrong ?
>>>>Thanks guys,
>>>>Edward
>>>>
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