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List:       openbsd-ppc
Subject:    Re: openBSD install failed at firmware prompt - etc/boot.conf: line too long
From:       Martin Pieuchot <mpieuchot () nolizard ! org>
Date:       2011-11-13 9:46:30
Message-ID: 20111113094630.GC20539 () goiaba ! nolizard ! org
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On 12/11/11(Sat) 13:51, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 04:51:24PM +0100, Martin Pieuchot wrote:
> 
> > On 05/11/11(Sat) 07:59, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
> > > On Sat, Nov 05, 2011 at 09:50:33AM +0900, Joel Rees wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Did some tests.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Results so far: booting ofwboot and kernel from HFS+ is indeed busted
> > > > > 
> > > > > 4.1 ofwboot + 5.0 bsd.rd DOES boot
> > > > > 
> > > > > 4.2 - 5.0 ofwboot do not work
> > > > > 
> > > > > Loading ofwboot itself does work, only loading the kernel fails.
> > 
> > diff below rewrites the parsing of the arguments taken from the Open
> > Firmware and fixes the issue for me, can you confirm you can boot an
> > OpenBSD kernel located on you HFS partition with it? 
> > 
> > 0 > boot hd:,ofwboot bsd.rd
> 
> Yes, that works, though I still see the warning a boot.conf line being
> too long. To test this properly a wiped the OpenBSD partition on my disk.

Yes I see it too, it looks like hfs_open never fails even when trying to
open non-existing files like "/etc/boot.conf" it also explain why the
'ls' command always returns garbage with a hfs partition.  

Martin

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