Openfirmware customisation problem - booting from USB

[Mitch Bradley]

Mr frÿffffffffffe9dÿffffffffffe9ric pouchal wrote:
> Hello
> I would like to boot OpenFirmware from an USB key

On a conventional PC or an OLPC XO?

The former is supported; the latter could be made to work but will 
probably require some changes.

> so I
> changed the file
>
> /openfirmware/cpu/x86/pc/olpc/config.fth
>
> I commented 
> \ create rom-loaded
>
> I uncommented 
> create syslinux-loaded
>   

The syslinux-loaded variant in the olpc build directory is obsolete (it 
dated back to the time when A-test OLPC boards briefly had a 
conventional BIOS) and I have no plans to ever make it work again.

The syslinux-loaded variant in biosload build directory should work.

> but when I do make clean & make I have this error
>
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/firm/openfirmware/clients/memtest86'
>
> ./build olpc.rom
> --- Rebuilding ec.img
> --- Cmd: ${HOSTDIR}/forth
> ${HOSTDIR}/../build/builder.dic ../ec.bth
> --- Rebuilding romreset.di
> --- Cmd: ${HOSTDIR}/forth
> ${HOSTDIR}/../build/builder.dic ../romreset.bth
>
> ${BP}/cpu/x86/pc/resetend.fth:35: ResetBase ?
> make: *** [olpc.rom] Error 1
>
> Can anyone help me ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Frederic Pouchal
>
>
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