if its HFS+ you copy the boot* files & openbsd.rd to the root & crash out to
open firmware, and go from the FAQ to the booting bit... its intimidating
for a 1st timer, but kind of fun too! Plus you get to see how the
PPC/OpenFirmware actually works....

boot-mac takes you back to mac os while its still there :P
enjoy!
"Charlie" <dev.null@example.net> wrote in message
news:mc0470l05klfd8ojv6uduoqn9h84e4ub0q@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 20:46:54 +0200, Panna Cotta <> wrote:
>
>
> >I know that Debian ppc supports a hd-installation.
> >I think this isn't possible with Openbsd?
>
> From:
> ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3....INSTALL.macppc
>
> Installation is supported from several media types, including:
> CD-ROM
> FFS partitions
> HFS partitions (bootloader/kernel only, using another media for d/l)
> Tape
> FTP
> HTTP
>
> >So I've read in the manual that also a network installation would be
> >possible but I didn't read how to do it.
>
> Why didnt you read it then?
>
>
> The installation allows installing OpenBSD directly from FTP mirror
> sites over the internet, however you must consider the speed and
> reliability of your internet connection for this option. It may save
> much time and frustration to use ftp get/reget to transfer the
> distribution sets to a local server or disk and perform the installation
> from there, rather than directly from the internet.
>
> <snip>
>
> Read the rest from;
> ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3....INSTALL.macppc
> or change ftp.openbsd.org for a mirror closer to you.
>
> http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html#ftp
>
> While youre at it, read the rest of the FAQ at,
> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/
>