Can't boot on DVD to install

[jt]

   hey, edward | On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:25:38 +0100 | edward wrote: | 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 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 ^^^^^^^ there you are passing fw but
   looking into another device... | boot fw:,\boot\loader fw1:0 here you
   change from fw to fw1 --- so consistency is necessary.... for example
   for me to boot my 2nd hd i had to pass "boot hd:,\loader ultra1:5" <--
   that signifies boot the file "loader" on the main hd (ultra0) and then
   tell the loader program which disc drive "ultra1" and what partition
   "5" so you should probably try something similar to "boot
   fw1:,\boot\loader fw1:0" instead of the other variations...keep the
   initial drive and the secondary drive consistent hope that
   helps...sorry if its confusing...and in terms of a tech note...no i
   didn't have one...i just kind of toyed around with it...i suppose
   there are a few on the web as well as the fact that its also on some
   SUN systems or all SUN systems...i'm not exactly sure... -jt | 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" 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"
   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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   >>> | >>> | >>> | >>> | >>> | > | > | > | > | -jt