[src/netbsd-6]: src/distrib/notes/macppc Pull up following revision(s) (reque...

[riz <riz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/20d5fe5df171
branches:  netbsd-6
changeset: 774644:20d5fe5df171
user:      riz <riz%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Oct 09 23:51:14 2012 +0000

description:
Pull up following revision(s) (requested by jnemeth in ticket #595):
        distrib/notes/macppc/install: revision 1.39
Add some text to "Common Problems" about Open Firmware 3.x not
setting up the console and how to work around the problem.  This
is an initial stab at solving PR/35348 for NetBSD 6.0.  After 6.0
is released, a better solution can be done for 6.1.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/macppc/install |  21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (35 lines):

diff -r 56edeedeaa41 -r 20d5fe5df171 distrib/notes/macppc/install
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/install      Tue Oct 09 23:49:03 2012 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/install      Tue Oct 09 23:51:14 2012 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.38 2011/05/30 06:19:53 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: install,v 1.38.6.1 2012/10/09 23:51:14 riz Exp $
 .
 .Ss2 Open Firmware boot syntax
 .
@@ -650,6 +650,25 @@
 may have turned down the brightness of the backlight.
 Use the buttons to turn your brightness back up.
 .Pp
+Open Firmware 3.x and newer often won't setup the console if you don't
+drop to a prompt, and
+.Nx
+doesn't know how to setup the console itself.
+To get the system to boot when you have auto-boot? set to true, you
+can try this workaround.
+First, try one of the following commands:
+.sp
+.Dl setenv boot-command \*[q] screen\*[q] output boot
+.Dl setenv boot-command ." screen" output boot
+.Dl setenv boot-command ." Booting NetBSD..." cr \*[q] screen\*[q] output boot
+.sp
+You should follow the command with:
+.sp
+.Dl reset-all
+.sp
+This will cause Open Firmware to output some text to the screen prior
+to booting, thus forcing it to setup the console.
+.Pp
 Otherwise, you need a serial console.
 See the section entitled
 .Sx "Open Firmware 1 and 2 System Preparation"