Re: HEAD install: unrecognized Client Program format

["Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>]

Joel CARNAT wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Le Mar 2 septembre 2008 12:20, Jared D. McNeill a écrit :
> > Joel CARNAT wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I just tried to boot 4.99.72/macppc on my Mini G4 and it fails:
> > > ##########
> > > 0 > boot cd:,\ofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc load-size=64b adler32=64b0001
> > > unrecognized Client Program format
> > > ##########
> > >
> > > This is the stock macppccd.iso from NetBSD-daily (200808270002Z).
> > > It was burned on a CD-RW with cdrecord on NetBSD 4.99.72/i386.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts ?
> > Hi Joel --
> >
> > Something is wrong with the ISO images from the autobuild cluster. Try
> > this instead:
> >
> >    boot cd:,MACPPC\INSTALLATION\OFWBOOT.XCF;1
> > MACPPC\BINARY\KERNEL\NETBSD_GENERIC_MD.GZ;1
>
> it's nearly there :(
> your command lead me to the NetBSD boot prompt then stops:
>  >> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.10
>  >> (build@wb27, Fri Aug 22 15:33:23 PDT 2008)
>  8997636+353044lseek note: invalid file offset
>  Boot:

Yeah, that's where I got on my Powerbook G3 also.

> Here I tried ENTER and got "open : No such file or directory".
> Then "boot", "boot netbsd", "boot
> /macppc/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz", "boot
> /macppc/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC_MD.gz" and got "read header short"
>
> Then noticing the "NETBSD_GENERIC" typo in your boot command (according to
> my CD layout), I tried "boot cd:,MACPPC\INSTALLATION\OFWBOOT.XCF;1
> MACPPC\BINARY\KERNEL\NETBSD-GENERIC_MD.GZ;1" but still got the "read
> header short" error.

Not sure that was a typo, ISTR determining that name based on some OF 
command I forget to browse contents of the disc.

> Any thoughts ?

I ended up repacking the ISO using mkisofs and a few options as 
described on /docs/bootcd.html, copied ofwboot.xcf and an uncompressed 
kernel to the root of the disc, and doing:

  boot cd:,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.install

worked for me.

Cheers,
Jared