(To misc@ readers, this reply includes an earlier reply from me that
inadvertently wasn't copied to the list).
Allan Streib <astreib@indiana.edu> writes:
> multifred <openbsd@2al.ch> writes:
>
>> To boot OpenBSD you have to use the internal SATA or ATA devices.
>
> Thanks, I will try that. Was about to report that a 6.7 snapshot (with
> bootx64 3.50) also didn't work (at least when booting from USB flash
> drive).
Yes, using the install67.iso worked. Thanks again! I wasn't on a
network; the built-in wifi was not recognized, but the install went
normally otherwise. I'll plug in an ethernet cable later and try running
the fw_update.
>> EFI-Booting (32-bit on my setup) works fine. To speed up boot time
>> after the installation of OpenBSD, use the Mac-proprietary bless(1)
>> command [2] once (by booting some MacOS or MacOS installation
>> medium). It writes your preferred boot volume into NV-RAM, thus skips
>> the boot volume search (grey boot screen after turning the machine on)
>> and continues booting OpenBSD immediately.
>
> Is bless required even if there is only one bootable volume? I don't
> have any need for MacOS on this machine.
As you indicated, there's a delay (perhaps 30 seconds), but with only
OpenBSD on the disk it does eventually boot up on its own without being
"blessed." I can live with that.
Allan
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