On Jun 12 20:17:38, Jan Stary wrote: > > There is another problem now though: > > the booting sequence ends with > > > > bootpath /pci@f4000000/ata-6@d/disk@1:/bsd > > root device: _ > > > > and that's where it stops, with '_' indicating the cursor.
Also, I cannot actually type anything here. Could this be that the installed /bsd does not understand the DUID names in /etc/fstab? I tried again, booting with 'boot -a', whih gets me to root device (default wd0a): but I cannt type anything or even press enter - no reaction from pressing the keys. > > It seems the ofwboot problem is solved, but something else is wrong. > > What does that mean if the booting /bsd says this, instead if the > > usual 'root on wd0a ...'? > > Is there something more I need to do in ofwboot? > > I can still boot from the cd, with > > boot /pci@f4000000/ata-6@d/disk@1:,ofwboot /5.1/macppc/bsd > > That boots fine, with the dmesg ending with > > bootpath /pci@f4000000/ata-6@d/disk@0:/5.1/macppc/bsd > root on wd0a (duid.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b > > Why is it that the installed /bsd gets confused about 'root device'? > Is this a /bsd problem or still an ofwboot problem?