Re: Netbooting a blue and white G3

[Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 10/14/09, Valeriy E. Ushakov <uwe%stderr.spb.ru@localhost> wrote:
> This seems to pop up repeatedly.  I thought it should have been in the
> FAQ already.
>
>   http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2007/02/26/0003.html
>
> I use this on my b&w g3.  I haven't tried FAT instead of ISO9660.  I
> also used it on ppc mini and there I did try FAT and couldn't make it
> to work (but ISO9660 does work).

Yeap, saw that, and I still haven't found a boot syntax that will boot
NetBSD installed on my new disk. The bootloader doesn't like the
partitioning scheme that the installer lays down on the disk, or I
just haven't found the right combination yet.

Your iso trick on the front of the disk is nice, but why doesn't the
installer do this then? Or make a MS-DOS partition like OpenBSD does?
Or make the disk look like Mr. Pedersen explained earlier?

Like I said, if I find an easier way, I'll try to write something for
the FAQ. I don't know enough about Macs to know if what I'm doing is
only specific to the blue and white G3 or not.

I also tried putting in another disk (slave on the same bus) and the
thing didn't boot after that, so I have to find another way. I suppose
booting a CD and telling the bootloader where to find the kernel isn't
a bad idea, I might try that.

Andy