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?

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