this is obsolete doc -- see http://doc.nethence.com/ instead
Installing NetBSD on an UMAX Apus 2000
Keyboard combinations
To get to the Open Firmware prompt,
Command (four-leaf clover) - Option (ALT) - O - F
To reboot,
Ctrl - Command - <that backspace-like button on the upper right)
cmd-alt-o-f
cmd-alt-p-r
cmd-alt-n-v
Connect serial @38400 bauds per second
Force serial console output and automaticly go to the Open Firmware without doing the four key combinatino on the keyboard,
setenv output-device ttya
setenv input-device ttya
setenv auto-boot? false
check,
printenv output-device
printenv input-device
printenv auto-boot?
apply,
reset-all
setenv input-device keyboard
setenv output-device screen
Back to the Open Firmware prompt, make sure it's an v1 or v2 Open Firmware (this is not for v3) and prepare it to boot NetBSD,
dev /openprom
.properties
setenv load-base 600000
setenv real-base F00000
check,
printenv load-base
printenv real-base
apply,
reset-all
Booting on the CDrom
Now boot the CDrom,
setenv real-base F00000
setenv input-device ttya
setenv output-device ttya
reset-all
printenv
boot scsi/sd@3:0
#boot scsi/sd@3:0 netbsd.macppc
#boot scsi/sd@6:0
#boot scsi/sd@6:0 netbsd.macppc
#boot scsi/sd@3:0,OFWBOOT.XCF
#boot scsi/sd@3:0,OFWBOOT.XCF NETBSD.MACPPC
setenv auto-boot? false
setenv load-base 600000
setenv real-base F00000
setenv boot-device ata/ATA-Disk@0:0
setenv boot-file netbsd
reset-all
boot scsi/sd@6:0 netbsd.macppc
setenv auto-boot? true
reset-all
Preparing the install server
ftp -a ftp.free.fr
cd mirrors/ftp.netbsd.org/NetBSD-6.1/macppc/binary/sets/
Installing the system
^C
ifconfig ex0 inet <INSTALLATION IP> netmask 255.255.255.0 up
ping <NFS SERVER IP>
cd /
mkdir -p nfs/
mount -t nfs -o ro 192.168.0.200:/var/data/ nfs/
sysinst
g: Local directory
a: Base directory /nfs
b: Binary set directory netbsd61macppc
Booting on the installed system
setenv boot-device ata/ATA-Disk@0:0
setenv boot-file netbsd
setenv real-base F00000
setenv auto-boot? true
reset-all
Additional notes
shutdown -p works
References
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.1/macppc/INSTALL.html#Getting%20to%20Open%20Firmware%20%28Without%20using%20MacOS%29
A guide to Open Firmware - The Apple BIOS
http://mac.linux.be/content/guide-open-firmware-apple-bios-0
Beginning Open Firmware debugging techniques, Part II: Hardware identification
http://www.dialectronics.com/Words/OF_Part_II.shtml
Subject: Re: openfirmware hardware reset ?
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2007/05/17/0007.html