Subject: Re: yaboot.conf details for Triple Boot?
From: Richard Brock (r.brock@snet.net)
Date: Sat Jul 21 2001 - 05:42:35 MDT
You can bypass yaboot entirely and choose which OS to boot by holding
down the Option key at startup and entering Open Firmware. This is the
method I use and it works flawlessly everytime.
On Saturday, July 21, 2001, at 01:21 AM, Ted Goranson wrote:
> Friends--
>
> I am having trouble getting straight how I need to edit my yaboot.conf
> file for a triple boot. My hda assignments are:
>
> hda9 for OS 9.1
> hda10 for OS X
> hda11 for linux boot
> hda13 for linux
>
> I've seen conflicting advice on whether the new macosx line should be
> followed by a number or not. The rough form of the interesting part
> looks like this:
>
> boot=/dev/hda11
> macos=/dev/hda9
> macosx=/dev/hda10
>
> I've tried it with and without numbers (followed by a ybin -). The
> result is the same: holding down "X" boots into 9.1, same as "M."
>
> Today is the twelfth day my paid Terrasoft support question has been
> waiting unanswered. They all must be in NYC.
>
> Best, Ted
>
> -- _____________
> Ted Goranson
> Fusecap and Sirius-Beta, Virginia Beach USA
> 757/426-6704
> tedg@sirius-beta.com
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>
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