On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 09:43:21PM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> briggs@wasabisystems.com wrote:
> 
> > 0 > setenv boot-device /AAPL,ROM
> > 0 > boot ata/ATA-Disk@0:0
> > 
> > failed with:
> > OF_open bootpath=/AAPL,ROM
> > read stage 2 blocks: 01234567. done!
> > starting stage 2...
> > DEFAULT CATCH!, code=FFF00600 at   %SRR0: 00600000  %SRR1: 00003070
> > 
> > while
> > 0 > setenv boot-device ata/ATA-Disk@0:0
> > 0 > boot 
> > 
> > worked.  I don't think the bootpath should have been /AAPL,ROM in this
> > case.  The command line should override the boot-device, I think.
> 
> Some old OF is really buggy and it does not set bootpath properly.
> So ofwboot/boot.c uses boot-device instead if bootpath is invalid.

Yes, but it seems that we could handle some of these bugs more
effectively.  In this (common) case, a bootpath of /AAPL,ROM is
certainly wrong.

-allen

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