NetBSD Problem Report #35348

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From: diebythe_sword666@yahoo.co.jp
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Subject: "auto-boot? true" fails on PM G4/400 OF3 ROM v4.2.8f1
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>Number:         35348
>Category:       port-macppc
>Synopsis:       "auto-boot? true" fails on PM G4/400 OF3 ROM v4.2.8f1
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    jnemeth
>State:          analyzed
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Dec 31 00:40:01 +0000 2006
>Closed-Date:    
>Last-Modified:  Tue Oct 09 23:55:00 +0000 2012
>Originator:     Ryo Chiba
>Release:        4.99.4
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
The same problem of 
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2003/09/14/0004.html
on NetBSD/macppc-current(20061229) 4.99.4 GENERIC kernel

Machine Environment:
Power Mac G4 400MHz/AGP/Firewire/USB1.1
RAM PC100 CL3 768MB(256+256+128+128)
macally US-layout USB Keyboard with 2 bus-power ports
attaches USB mouse ELECOM 3Buttons with wheel

When I setenv auto-boot? false and 
setenv boot-device hd:2,\ofwboot.xcf
setenv boot-file hd:3,/netbsd
reset-all
and type manually
0>boot, it boots and there's no problem.

However, when I setenv auto-boot? true,
the white-screen-of-death appears and
the machine shows no reply(Even Command+Ctrl+PWRON doesn't function).
No icon appears, so I must have pushed power button of G4 for 10 secs.

Regards,
Ryo Chiba
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

>Release-Note:

>Audit-Trail:
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-macppc/35348: "auto-boot? true" fails on PM G4/400 OF3 ROM v4.2.8f1
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:02:41 -0500

 This is not a bug in NetBSD but in Apple's OpenFirmware 3.x and newer.
 It doesn't set up the console at all if it never drops to the OF 
 prompt. There's a workaround though:
 setenv boot-command " screen" output boot
 This should kick OF into actually initializing the console.
 For a more elaborate explanation see here:
 http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2005/02/28/0010.html

From: Erik Berls <cyber@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org>
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-macppc/35348: "auto-boot? true" fails on PM G4/400 OF3 ROM 
	v4.2.8f1
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:22:38 -0700

 I've encountered this on my:
 Apple PowerMac 10,1 4.8.9f4 BootROM built on 03/23/05 at  14:22:23

 The simple command of
 setenv boot-command ." screen" output boot
 didn't work, but setting:
 setenv boot-command ." Booting NetBSD..." cr " screen" output boot
 did.

 However, the install notes and the trouble shooting guide still don't
 reflect this information.  They talk about: LCD Brightness, and older
 Performa systems requiring NVRAMRC patches for on-board video.

 Adding sections to:
 http://www.netbsd.org/ports/macppc/faq.html
 (with reference in #ofw-boot-serial).

 And the INSTALL doc in either/both sections:
 Setting up Open Firmware 3 to boot NetBSD
 Booting NetBSD exclusively


 Even though I'm not the original submitter, I feel this PR could probably
 be closed with those doc updates.

 -=erik.

State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed
State-Changed-By: dholland@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:27:17 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
That sounds reasonable and the original submitter's mail is bouncing. Anyone
want to do it? :-/


Responsible-Changed-From-To: port-macppc-maintainer->jnemeth
Responsible-Changed-By: jnemeth@NetBSD.org
Responsible-Changed-When: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:30:10 +0000
Responsible-Changed-Why:
I've made a quick initial stab at this for the NetBSD 6.0 release.  I'll
have to think about doing something more thorough for the 6.1 release.


From: "John Nemeth" <jnemeth@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: PR/35348 CVS commit: src/distrib/notes/macppc
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 05:28:46 +0000

 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.

From: "Jeff Rizzo" <riz@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: PR/35348 CVS commit: [netbsd-6] src/distrib/notes/macppc
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 23:51:14 +0000

 Module Name:	src
 Committed By:	riz
 Date:		Tue Oct  9 23:51:14 UTC 2012

 Modified Files:
 	src/distrib/notes/macppc [netbsd-6]: install

 Log Message:
 Pull up following revision(s) (requested by jnemeth in ticket #595):
 	distrib/notes/macppc/install: revision 1.39
 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 -r1.38.6.1 src/distrib/notes/macppc/install

 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
 copyright notices on the relevant files.

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