Subject: Re: start linux - openfirmware?
From: Juan Manuel Palacios (jmpalacios@mac.com)
Date: Fri Jan 04 2002 - 01:58:43 MST
Another solution is to boot into Open Firmware with "cmmd-opt-o-f".
Once there just type:
setenv boot-device hd:x,,\\:tbxi
Where the "x" stands for the partition number of your bootstrap
(yaboot) partition. After this just type "mac-boot" and the computer
should proceed to boot into yaboot. But be vary careful about the syntax
in Open Firmware, it is very sensitive to it. Some mistake would just
produce some error to which OF will just respond asking you to fix it,
but other mistakes could cause BAD results!
Best regards,...
Juan.
On Thursday, January 3, 2002, at 08:34 PM, david wright 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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