Module Name: src
Committed By: jnemeth
Date: Sat Oct 6 05:28:46 UTC 2012
Modified Files:
src/distrib/notes/macppc: install
Log Message:
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.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.38 -r1.39 src/distrib/notes/macppc/install
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/distrib/notes/macppc/install
diff -u src/distrib/notes/macppc/install:1.38 src/distrib/notes/macppc/install:1.39
--- src/distrib/notes/macppc/install:1.38 Mon May 30 06:19:53 2011
+++ src/distrib/notes/macppc/install Sat Oct 6 05:28:46 2012
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.38 2011/05/30 06:19:53 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.39 2012/10/06 05:28:46 jnemeth Exp $
.
.Ss2 Open Firmware boot syntax
.
@@ -650,6 +650,25 @@ If your system is a PowerBook,
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"
