Problem booting from CD

[Anurak Cherdsuriya]

Thank you very much.   I will try to reset Open Firmware to default and see if this could help.   Other ways below would be tried as well.
Cheers,Jeff


 


Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 10:15:15 -0700
To: anurak4 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Problem booting from CD
From: freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
CC: freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org

On 5/21/15 2:26 AM, Anurak Cherdsuriya wrote:
>
> Yes, i verified with md5 and it is ok.   the iso i use is:
>
>   FreeBSD-10.1-RELEASE-powerpc-disc1.iso
>
> This should be a 32-bit version?? (not powerpc64)
>
 
Yes. That worked for me. I don't know enough about ppc freebsd beyond 
referring to previous list experience. Maybe try these:
 
zap pram, or:
 
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc/2008-July/002916.html
 
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc/2010-June/004328.html
 
cheers,
Ben
 
>
>
>
>  > Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 01:55:11 -0700
>  > From: tekbasse at yahoo.com
>  > To: anurak4 at hotmail.com
>  > CC: freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>  > Subject: Re: Problem booting from CD
>  >
>  > I successfully installed 10.1 release 32bit ppc on a powerbook G4 via CD
>  > last week.
>  >
>  > 64bit doesn't work with g4, if that is the version you're attempting to
>  > install.
>  >
>  > Have you verified the image using md5 or sha1?
>  >
>  > On 5/21/15 12:59 AM, Anurak Cherdsuriya wrote:
>  > > Hi all,
>  > >
>  > > I tried to install FreeBSD 10.1 on iBook G4 with CD-ROM but never
>  > succeed beyond Open Firmware screen. When booting, the message always
>  > showed below and I couldn't have CD installed. Could you please suggest?
>  > >
>  > > =======
>  > >
>  > > Consoles: Open Firmware console
>  > >
>  > > FreeBSD/powerpc Open Firmware loader, Revision 0.1
>  > > (root at releng1.nyi.freebsd.org, Wed Nov 12 01:16:20 UTC 2014)
>  > > Memory: 786432KB
>  > > Booted from: /pci at f2000000/mac-io at 17/ata-3 at 20000/disk at 0
>  > >
>  > > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
>  > > /boot/kernel/kernel data=0x97e400+0x83548
> syms=[0x4+0x841f0+0x4+0xded9b]
>  > >
>  > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
>  > > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...
>  > > Kernel entry at 0x1000e0 ...
>  > >
>  > > Decrementer exception at %SRR0: 001000e0 %SRR1: 10003030
>  > >
>  > > Apple Powerbook6,5 4.8.7f1 BootROM built on 09/23/04 at 16:13:38
>  > > Copyright 1994-2000 Apple Computer, Inc.
>  > > All Rights Reserved.
>  > >
>  > > Welcome to Open Firmware, the system time and date is: 07:22:31
> 05/21/2015
>  > >
>  > > To continue booting, type "mac-boot" and press return.
>  > > To shut down, type "shut-down" and press return.
>  > >
>  > > ok
>  > > 0 > _
>  > >
>  > > ========
>  > > Regards,
>  > > Jeff
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
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