Re: [Mac-on-linux-users] Ubuntu 7.04 & MOL issue

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I wanted to post a followup that I did get OSX booting just fine with MOL.  However OS9 discs still won't boot.  When I insert the disc and run the startmol --cdboot command, for a brief moment the MOL logo appears and then everything goes to that light gray color, and hangs there.  For a brief moment the cd drive light comes on indicating activity but it too stops.  Ideas?

----- Original Message ----
From: Bradley Walker <mod...@ya...>
To: mac...@li...
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:25:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-on-linux-users] Ubuntu 7.04 & MOL issue

I did want to post that I've made a little headway...

I tried using the following two lines for devices:

blkdev:                    /dev/hdc -cd
blkdev:                    /media/os9 -rw #which I mounted from /dev/hda5

Now when I run startmol --cdboot I get the tan screen with the MOL logo (penguin hugging the apple) and it freezes there.  I can hear the CD spin up... but nothing happens.  After pressing Atl-Ctrl-F7 to kick out of the screen, the terminal window shows:

root@UbuntuPPC7:/dev# startmol --cdboot
Mac-on-Linux 0.9.72 [Jun 12 2007 00:36]
Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Samuel Rydh
Starting MOL session
 0
Running in PowerPC 7400 mode, 256 MB RAM
Timebase: 24.90 MHz, Bus: 99.63 MHz, Clock: 450 MHz
Using USB mouse on /dev/input/mice
OHCI USB controller registered 
Fullscreen video on VT 9.
Could not open '/var/local/mol/console.kbd'
Cache enabled for console-video
Video driver(s): [console_video] 

     640* 480, depth 8,15,32   { 59.9, 72.1, 74.9, 89.9, 99.7 } Hz
     640* 480, depth 8,15   { 116.6 } Hz
     800* 600, depth 8,15,32   { 56.2, 60.3, 70.0, 72.1, 74.9, 89.9 } Hz
     800* 600, depth 8,15   { 94.8 } Hz
     800* 600, depth 8,15,32   { 99.9 } Hz
    1024* 768, depth 8,15,32   { 0.0, 60.0, 70.0 } Hz
    1024* 768, depth 8,15   { 74.8 } Hz
    1152* 768, depth 8,15,32   { 54.7 }
 Hz
    1280* 854, depth 8,15,32   { 60.0 } Hz
    1152* 864, depth 8,15,32   { 59.9 } Hz
    1280*1024, depth 8,15,32   { 60.0, 60.0 } Hz
    1600*1200, depth 8,15,32   { 59.9 } Hz

Autoswitching to console
OSS sound driver

    CD    /dev/hdc         CD/DVD         <read-only>   ------ 
----> (disk_open) Opening /media/os9: Is a directory

SCSI devices:

    CD-SCSI disabled (CD-booting)
    <No SCSI Devices>

>> =============================================================
>> Mac-on-Linux OpenFirmware 0.9.70
>> Boot Disk: /pci/pci-bridge/mol-blk@0/disk@0:9 [HFS]
>> Loading 'System Folder:Mac OS ROM' from 'Mac OS 9'
>>
 Timer calibration fix: 24.90 MHz [32977]
>> Starting ELF boot loader
>> =============================================================

----- Original Message ----
From: Nathan Smith <nda...@gm...>
To: Bradley Walker <mod...@ya...>; mac...@li...
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:50:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-on-linux-users] Ubuntu 7.04 & MOL issue

On 6/13/07, Bradley Walker <mod...@ya...> wrote:
> I'm writing because I've ran into issues with running MOL 0.9.72 on Ubuntu
> 7.04.  I went through installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu on my dual G4 which
> went fine.  I installed all the nessecary files such as autoconf, m4,
> libncurses, etc.  Then I extract the gzip file and do the following steps:
>
> 1.)
 ./autogen.sh
> 2.)  make (including the make menuconfig part)
> 3.)  make install
> 4.)  run molvconfig
>
> Afterwards I immediately go and configure my /etc/mol/molrc.macos config
> file to show 256mb of memory and to adjust the disk devices that it can
> access.  I did have to temporarily disable the included molrc.net file
> because I was having tun0 errors, but for now I'm not worrying about that.
> Instead when I run 'startmol' and have a Mac OS9 disc in there... the screen
> goes to full screen for a brief second but kicks me back out to the terminal
> window with an error that no SCSI devices could be found.  I watch and the
> CDRom is not even accessed during this time.  At first I figured it was a
> configuration error, so I checked and my molrc.macos file references
>
>
 blkdev:         /media/cdrom0 -cd
>
> I tried using paths like /dev/hd(x), /media/cdrom, you name it.  Nothing
> happened.  Does anyone have any ideas???

Could you paste your molrc.macos somewhere so we can take a look at
it?  Also, I assume you are looking to install OS 9.  To boot from cd,
you need to pass the --cdboot flag with startmol in order to boot from
the install disk. You will want to make sure that you have somewhere
to install it (and include a blkdev entry in your molrc.macos).

Also, you will want the blkdev entry for the CD-ROM to reflect the
actually device reference (/dev/hd?) and not the mount-point.  I hope
that helps.

-- 
Nathan Smith
nda...@gm...

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