Subject: Re: start linux - openfirmware?
From: Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
Date: Thu Jan 03 2002 - 17:41:08 MST
If you know what partition linux is on, e.g. /dev/hda9 then you can use your
YDL CD and boot into linux:
cd-linux root=/dev/hda9
(replace /dev/hda9 with your own partition where linux resides)
Once you are in Linux, re-run ybin to get back your boot menu.
-- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
On Thursday 03 January 2002 07:34, you wrote:
> I had a fine working triple boot G4 - macos 9, macos X and YDL 2.1.
> Triple boot was handled fine by the linux boot partition and gave me the
> choice what to boot to. The problem is my start-up disk choice was
> changed from within macos X to boot os 9. So now the linux boot prompt
> is bypassed and i have no way to boot to linux. (since i can see no
> linux partitions from within macos.) I think i can boot linux from
> within openfirmware (opt - ctrl - o -f )? right?
>
> if i can boot into linux what should i change to bring back the nice
> triple boot prompt i had previously.? Thanks
>
> -david
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