On Friday 18 April 2008, John N. Brahy wrote:

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> Hi,

>

> I seemed to be successful installing OpenBSD -current for SGI. When I

> reboot the system after the install I get this error:

>

> Boot file not found on device:

> pci(0)scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(8)/sash

> Autoboot failed

> Unable to continue; press  to return to the menu:

>

>

> I think I'm gun shy from my mac installs but there is a p partition on

> the drive that takes up the first 3515 blocks of the drive and I'm

> thinking I have to leave that there. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

> Otherwise I did the normal install...

Yes, you need to leave it there - the SGI Volume Header takes up the first few

blocks of the disk.
> Anyone have any suggestions on what do to right?
Assuming your installation has completed correctly, all you need to do is

change the OSLoader variable in your ARCS firmware from ``/sash'' (or

``sash'') to ``boot'' - it's still looking for the IRIX boot loader. This is

easily done by typing ``setenv OSLoader boot" at the ARCS console (enter

Maintenance Mode and select ``Enter Command Monitor").

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