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OFPATH(8)		    System Manager's Manual		     OFPATH(8)

NAME
       ofpath - determine OpenFirmware path from unix device node.

SYNOPSIS
       ofpath [ --debug ] [ -h|--help ] [ -V|--version ] FILE

DESCRIPTION
       This  manual  page  explains ofpath, the utility used to find the Open‐
       Firmware device path corresponding to  a	 unix  device  node,  such  as
       /dev/hda2.

       ofpath  will  work  on NewWorld PowerMacs only if yaboot is used as the
       bootloader.  It will not work on NewWorld macs booted with BootX.

       ofpath will also work on some OldWorld PowerMacs. Unlike	 NewWorld,  it
       will work on BootX-booted OldWorld machines. Note that OldWorld support
       is not well tested and may not give accurate results.

       Ybin(8) uses this utility to automatically convert unix device nodes to
       OpenFirmware paths as needed.

OPTIONS
       --debug
	      This  option  causes ofpath to output some boring details useful
	      only for debugging ofpath itself.

       -h, --help
	      Print out usage information and exit.

       -V, --version
	      Print out the version number and exit.

BUGS
       Ofpath may not accurately find all SCSI devices, and does  not  support
       all SCSI adapters/drivers.

       Ofpath also does not support all IDE devices.

       Ofpath  does not support IBM hardware.  Send a tarball of /proc/device-
       tree along with /proc/cpuinfo to <erbenson@alaska.net>

AUTHORS
       Ofpath is based on show_of_path.sh  written  by	Olaf  Hering,  it  was
       rewritten  to  work  with  /bin/ash  and	 stripped down systems such as
       boot/rescue floppies by Ethan Benson.  This man	page  was  written  by
       Ethan Benson.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <erbenson@alaska.net>

SEE ALSO
       bootstrap(8), mkofboot(8), yaboot(8), yaboot.conf(5), ybin(8).

GNU/Linux PowerPC		  27 May 2001			     OFPATH(8)

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