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Not booting on iBook

ED

# 1
Just looking around

Posts: 2 from 2013/5/31

Problem starting with my IBook G4 (A1055)
I downloaded morphos3.2.iso, burned it on cdrw.
I started from cd holding "C" key
And I see
Quark/OpenFirmware
console active
System <PowerBook 6,5> Rev <>
CPU0: <PPC7447A> Version 0x8003 Revision 0x101
CPU0: CPUClock 1066666664 BUSClock 133121428
_
»02.06.13 - 22:03

Doffo

# 2
Priest of the Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 507 from 2010/10/14

From: Nevada

Might be a problematic cd drive. I had to swap out even my G5 tower's CD drives cause they gave me endless issues trying to install MorphOS. I think there was a way to install MorphOS via USB? Would be useful.

Anyone got a guide?
-=-=-=-
YUUUP!
»02.06.13 - 22:23

geit

# 3
MorphOS Developer

Posts: 1031 from 2004/9/23

I have the same model and it works fine if the hardware is ok.

Geit
»02.06.13 - 22:49

BatteMan

# 4
Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 282 from 2003/2/24

From: France

In France, we're five owners of iBook G4 with this issue (one of us is a member of the MorphOS Team, me and 3 others guys, all with an iBook G4 12", all Powerbook6,5, 4 A1054 and on A1055, with differents CPU : 1 GHz or 1.2 GHz).

I tried to boot from a USB key(same command line on my Powerbook 5,8 works great) and it stopped booting after "DO-QUIESCE Finished", no more loading on the USB key.

I also tried to format the HD, and I have still the issue. One of us tried to remove the HD and boot on the CD, with no success.

I post this message for ED : you're not alone ! ^^

PS : We posted on AmigaImpact, here : http://www.amigaimpact.org/2013/05/morphos-3-2-est-disponible/

--
/me is sure that the MorphOS Team will track and find the bug !

[ Edited by BatteMan 03.06.2013 - 05:52 ]
Proud user of MorphOS since 2003 !
»03.06.13 - 12:51

SoundSquare

# 5
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1213 from 2004/12/1

From: Paris, France

Quote:

I tried to boot from a USB key(same command line on my Powerbook 5,8 works great) and it stopped booting after "DO-QUIESCE Finished", no more loading on the USB key.

i have the same issue on my macmini 1,5ghz with a usb key, i can't get it to boot (the superdrive is broken, i have no other ways of installing it) the same method works fine with MorphOS 3.1 ISO on this machine.
»03.06.13 - 13:05

ED

# 6
Just looking around

Posts: 2 from 2013/5/31

Quote:

I post this message for ED : you're not alone ! ^^

Thanks for answer.
Sadly . But i will wait patch from MorphOS Team.
»03.06.13 - 16:55

djprosac

# 7
Just looking around

Posts: 3 from 2013/6/5

Hi!

I have exactly the same issue like ED, even i listen to the cddrive when its booting, it will stop until the same text are posting

(Quark/OpenFirmware
console active
System <PowerBook 6,5> Rev <>
CPU0: <PPC7447A> Version 0x8003 Revision 0x101
CPU0: CPUClock 1066666664 BUSClock 133121428
_)
so, if there is a way to boot from a USB Stick, HOW? :) i remember there exists a tool to "flash" the image on a usb stick like to burn on a cd, is this the right way?

plz help :)

have iBook G4 1.2 - 768MB Ram - 30GB HDD - Airport Extreme

sorry for my english, i am from austria and a lovely amiga user that will try MOS :D

anyway, thanks !!

regards,
prosac
»05.06.13 - 09:16

jacadcaps

# 8
MorphOS Developer

Posts: 2971 from 2003/3/5

From: Canada

Quote:

ED wrote:
Problem starting with my IBook G4 (A1055)

We have identified some of the problematic models and are currently investigating the issue.

Also, as for USB boot instructions, I'll try to prepare a detailed HOWTO document soon.
»05.06.13 - 10:18

BatteMan

# 9
Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 282 from 2003/2/24

From: France

Hi Jacadcaps,

You wrote this on the MorphOS mailing-list last year and it still works ^^

Quote:

First of all, get a 3.1 iso, it has an important bugfix which helps
resolving boot issues from usb.

The guide on the French page is needlessly complicated, here's a simplier
solution:

1) Get a FAT32 formatted USB stick, best if you format it under the OS of
your choice

2) Get a MorphOS 3.1 iso and copy it to the stick. Mount the iso file
(easy on OSX, MorphOS, and Linux, under Windows - use google, there's a free
utility from Microsoft that does that) and copy the boot.img file from
mac_ppc32 directory on the iso to the USB stick

3) Plug the stick into your Mac, power the Mac on and get into OF (Cmd + Alt
+ O + F). Make sure to plug it directly into onboard USB, don't use hubs,
etc, this simplifies step 4. Make sure you do NOT have any other USB
disks/sticks plugged in, you'll only waste time trying to boot from the
wrong device.

4) Find out the USB path in of to your stick!
type:

dev .aliases properties

This will give you a list of root USB devices (hubs) found. Usually they're
named usb0, usb1, ...

type:

dev usb0 ls
dev usb1 ls ...

until you see something like disk@1 in the list - you've got your path now!

5) Boot MorphOS 3.1

type (assuming the disk is at usb0 and is named disk@1):

boot usb0/disk@1:,\boot.img bi umsd0:mos.iso

You should see the boot logo in a few seconds. If nothing happens after
loading, try replugging the usb stick or try a different stick.

--
/me boots like this on his Powerbook to upgrade his system (but it doesn't work, yet, on my problematic model of iBook).
Proud user of MorphOS since 2003 !
»05.06.13 - 12:49

jacadcaps

# 10
MorphOS Developer

Posts: 2971 from 2003/3/5

From: Canada

Quote:

BatteMan wrote:
You wrote this on the MorphOS mailing-list last year and it still works ^^

Sure it does, but many people either can't find this, fail to follow these steps or simply invent their own solutions (like a pointless replace of bootinfo.txt file, etc).
»05.06.13 - 13:59

djprosac

# 11
Just looking around

Posts: 3 from 2013/6/5

Hi Everyone,

So i tryed every possible boot solution i have found but no sucess :(
If i google around the world for this issue, so i can find many other peoples with the same problem..
But why?

@jacadcaps i hope u will find the problematics for the boot problem!
I really want to use MOS so i hope u find a solution for it! :)

Thanks anyway for all,
regards,

prosac
»11.06.13 - 11:31

Norbi

# 12
Butterfly

Posts: 99 from 2004/6/19

my method

small pendrive or partition . max512MB FAT32

boot usb0/disk@1:,\boot.img bi=umsd0:mos.iso
or
boot usb1/disk@1:,\boot.img bi=umsd0:mos.iso

[ Edited by Norbi 11.06.2013 - 19:08 ]
»11.06.13 - 18:07

Travis_H

# 13
Acolyte of the Butterfly

Posts: 142 from 2009/12/17

From: Salem, Oregon,...

Quote:

jacadcaps wrote:
Quote:

ED wrote:
Problem starting with my IBook G4 (A1055)

We have identified some of the problematic models and are currently investigating the issue.

Also, as for USB boot instructions, I'll try to prepare a detailed HOWTO document soon.

Thanks so much. Just got around to burning the image to CD and found my iBook G4 only gets as far as noted in this thread. Hopefully a fix comes soon and isn't too complicated!

TJH
»12.06.13 - 06:18

djprosac

# 14
Just looking around

Posts: 3 from 2013/6/5

if i follow thw steps, my ibook g4 couldn´t find any usb drive as far as i can see.. i will try a other, older 1GB only stick that i will make a 512 FAT32 Partition and try it again.. i think my 32GB Verbatim Stick will dont work or whatever (i´d make a 512 partition as well and OSX regonize him without any problems..)

BUT.. i KNOW this will fixed from the cool MOS Team :)

regards,

prosac
»12.06.13 - 08:32

shaf

# 15
Just looking around

Posts: 14 from 2013/6/11

From: Toronto, Ont. ...

To check for usb drive in the console type:

devalias properties ; it should list all available devices
»13.06.13 - 14:45

Norbi

# 16
Butterfly

Posts: 99 from 2004/6/19

Quote:

djprosac wrote:
if i follow thw steps, my ibook g4 couldn´t find any usb drive as far as i can see.. i will try a other, older 1GB only stick that i will make a 512 FAT32 Partition and try it again.. i think my 32GB Verbatim Stick will dont work or whatever (i´d make a 512 partition as well and OSX regonize him without any problems..)

BUT.. i KNOW this will fixed from the cool MOS Team :)

regards,

prosac

OF see FAT disk and partition
try
dir usb0/@1:,\ ;first partition first usb port
or
dir usb1/@1:,\ ; first partition second usb port

dir usb0/@1:2,\ ; second partition first usb port

after the command should show up disk files.
if only the word "ok". that you have to look for another pendrive

if still any result you check disk/pendrive in USB

dev usb0 ls
or
dev usb1 ls

e.g in OF
dev usb0 ls
ff971168: /disk@1

boot usb0/disk@1:,\boot.img bi=umsd0:mos32.iso

for boot you must use boot.img from drawer mac_ppc32 for mac G4 and mac_ppc64 for mac G5
»13.06.13 - 18:42

Jupp3

# 17
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1193 from 2003/2/24

From: Helsinki, Finland

jacadcaps,
Quote:

Sure it does

I haven't tried, but I'd assume that if MorphOS has issues booting from USB stick in a hub, it might also have issues booting from memory card readers, or at least those with several card slots (at least many X86 systems do).

Sure, the instructions clearly say "usb stick" (although I assume hard drives should be ok too), some people might assume that it's "same as memory card reader with a memory card", unless specifically stated to be "potentially problematic".
»13.06.13 - 22:13

aszu

# 18
Just looking around

Posts: 14 from 2013/6/15

I have the same problems as described above with my ibook g4.

I`ve been trying for second day, but with no result. I have followed several instructions, including the usb stick one by Jacadcaps with no effect.
on Mos3.1 it ends up with a msg:
Loading ELF
Quark/OpenFirmware
console active
_

MOS3.2:
Do-QUIESCE finished
even afer followig the guides for usb stick start
»15.06.13 - 12:44

cyfm

# 19
MorphOS Developer

Posts: 537 from 2003/4/11

From: Germany

We have identified some problem with booting on certain ibooks and are looking forward to come up with a fix for the MorphOS 3.3 update. The update won't be ready before July, though ...
»16.06.13 - 23:20

Dav

# 20
Just looking around

Posts: 10 from 2013/6/8

I have exactly the same issue with my dual power mac g4, will that model be looked at in the update as well?
»17.06.13 - 09:24

aszu

# 21
Just looking around

Posts: 14 from 2013/6/15

great to hear that pega-1, i`m more than happy to wait, knowing it`ll be done:)
»17.06.13 - 13:11

Travis_H

# 22
Acolyte of the Butterfly

Posts: 142 from 2009/12/17

From: Salem, Oregon,...

Quote:

pega-1 wrote:
We have identified some problem with booting on certain ibooks and are looking forward to come up with a fix for the MorphOS 3.3 update. The update won't be ready before July, though ...

Patiently waiting...

Thanks fo the hard work!

TJH
»17.06.13 - 22:30

Krashan

# 23
MorphOS Developer

Posts: 1107 from 2003/6/11

From: Białystok...

@Dav

I have exactly the same issue with my dual power mac g4, will that model be looked at in the update as well?

And what is "that" model exactly?
RastPort
»18.06.13 - 10:17

Dav

# 24
Just looking around

Posts: 10 from 2013/6/8

Its a power mac 3.6 dual 1.25ghz.
»03.07.13 - 09:35

aszu

# 25
Just looking around

Posts: 14 from 2013/6/15

Don't mean to be cheeky, but do u have any update on progress?
»18.07.13 - 23:18