Re: G4-400mHz PowerBook install problems.


Subject: Re: G4-400mHz PowerBook install problems.
From: Michael R Hanulec (hanulec@hanulec.com)
Date: Mon Mar 05 2001 - 09:00:43 MST


i just updated my yaboot.conf file and removed an extra append line that i
had but this still didn't help. i tried performing both 'append="video
atyfb video=ofonly"' and 'append="video=ofonly"' but neither worked. i
also tried running the install from the open firmware prompt by doing the
following:

boot cd:\\:tbxi

upon doing that i saw the following on my screen:

<cut>
Welcome to yaboot version 0.8
Wrong Partition 1 signature
Config file read, 556 bytes

Welcome to Yellow Dog Linux!
Hit <tab> for boot options.

boot: install

Loading kernel
wrong partition 1 signature
Loading Ramdisk
wrong partition 1 signature
<something else i can't read quick enough .. looks like a memory address>
</cut>

currently in my yaboot.conf file i have not specified partitions in which
my default os install lives.. put possibly i have to. below is my
yaboot.conf file.

if anyone has any thoughts on it please fell free to let me know what i'm
doing wrong..

<cut>
init-message = "\nWelcome to Yellow Dog Linux!\nHit <TAB> for boot
options.\n\n"
timeout = 150
default = install

image = hd:,\\\\vmlinux
    label = linux
    append="video=ofonly"

image = hd:,\\\\vmlinux
    label = linux-novideo
    novideo

image = cd:,\\\\vmlinux
    label = install
    initrd = cd:,\\\\ramdisk.image.gz
    initrd-size=8192
    append="video=ofonly"

image = cd:,\\\\vmlinux
    label = install-novideo
    initrd = cd:,\\\\ramdisk.image.gz
    initrd-size=8192
    novideo

image = cd:,\\\\vmlinux
    label = cd-linux

image = cd:,\\\\vmlinux
    label = cd-linux-novideo
    novideo

</cut>

-mike

On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Paul J. Lucas wrote:

> On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Michael R Hanulec wrote:
>
> > i believe this may solve my problem BUT i'm not sure exactly where to
> > specify kernel arguments (by using the append="" syntax) in the
> > yaboot.conf file.
> >
> > does anyone know where i should do that??
>
> image=blah-blah
> blah blah
> append="blah blah"
>
> - Paul
>
>



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