Re: ppc/1566: 2.8 CD's give wrong boot instructions

[rob <europax@home.com>]

Hi Grant,

No, its the instructions on the leaflet in the 2.8 cd package.  Sorry
for the confusion.  I checked INSTALL.powerpc, and it has the correct
boot instructions.  BTW I made a typo:  the CD leaflet says:

                     boot cd:,ofwboot /2.8/sparc/bsd.rd

I only have this Imac for a short while, since it is going to be an Xmas
present, so I was just curious to see if it would boot.  It would not,
even with the correct bsd.rd path.  I submitted a seperate bug report
for that.

Thanks,  Rob.

Grant Bayley wrote:
> 
> > >Description:
> >       CD instructions give the wrong command for openfirmware boot
> >       Says "boot cd:,ofwboot /2.8/spar/bsd.rd"
> >       Should be "boot cd:,ofwboot /2.8/powerpc/bsd.rd"
> 
> Is the instruction you're referring to here contained in any of the
> following directory of files in CVS that make up INSTALL.powerpc or is
> this a CD-specific file? (ie a generic instruction somewhere that isn't
> otherwise online):
> 
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/distrib/notes/powerpc/
> 
> I ask this question because the files in that directory do not specify the
> platform or release that they are targeted for, being substituted in
> during the actual build.
> 
> Example:
> 
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/distrib/notes/powerpc/contents?rev=1.23
> 
> Important Open Firmware command examples:
> -----------------------------------------
> 
> boot cd:,ofwboot /OSREV/MACHINE/bsd.rd
> 
>                 (boot from an appropriately prepared
>                 OpenBSD CD in the CD/DVD drive)
> 
> Grant