Getting Open Firmware on PowerMac G5 to boot from the CD

[Jukka Ukkonen]

On 09/06/15 09:10, Jukka Ukkonen wrote:
> 
> Does anyone remember how one is supposed to tell Open Firmware on
> a PowerMac G5 to boot FreeBSD from the CD?
> 
> I got an old PowerMac G5 a few days ago. Now I have it waiting at the
> "ok" prompt, but I just can't remember the magic spell I gave to my
> G4 to make it boot from the CD, and to be quite honest I don't have
> the foggiest idea whether the same magic should work for a G5.

I found the answer only minutes after I had asked this.
So, I here it is in case anyone else needs the same info...

boot cd:,\\:tbxi

--jau