Subject: Re: yaboot and G4 (AGP) troubles
From: Ryan Griffith (rgriffit@csulb.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 16 2000 - 13:00:52 MDT
Have you followed the steps at:
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/faq_bootloader.shtml? That should
do it.
PjS wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm new to this mailing list and still a bit unsure as to how it
> works. I sent an email out yesterday detailing my problems using
> yaboot to boot the install CD but I'm not sure if I sent it to the
> right address or what. So I appologize if this is rehash for anyone.
> I won't go the detail that I did with the last one, basically, I just
> need to know exactly what to do to get yaboot to boot the installer
> CD. I have the .conf and .tbxi and even the vmlinux at the root of
> first drive which is HFS, but when I try to use the "c" key to boot
> from the CD it just skips past it and boots Mac OS. I've tried
> everything I know and I can't get it to work. I've searched through
> the archives of the mailing list and the install guide and can't find
> anything to help me. What am I missing? I've seen some of the
> "setenv boot-device hd:9,yaboot.tbxi" but I don't think that will
> help me as I don't have it installed yet. Someone please help me...
>
> Peter Schart
> psiphi@mac.com
>
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