Subject: Re: yaboot.conf illegal line error, won't load linux
From: John Brier (johnbrier@mac.com)
Date: Wed Mar 06 2002 - 14:55:20 MST
Thank you people. That tip worked fine now i'm back on track.
On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 08:26 PM, Michael O'Keefe wrote:
>> The engineers notes at the end of the yellow dog installation
>> instructions
>> tell you how to boot off the CD.
>>
>> stick the cd in the drive
>> boot the mac with the c key held down to boot off the CD
>> at the boot prompt type
>> cd-linux root=/dev/hda??
>>
>> replace ?? with your root partition number (you did write it down
>> didn't
>> you?)
>
> Though if you didn't just start with 1 and keep incrementing it until
> it works.
> Since the kernel won't be able to fork off /sbin/init without a proper /
> partition mounted, it won't get very far without one.
>
>>> Hi I am using YDL 2.1 on an Ibook 600 and I was trying to get a
>>> precompiled benh kernel working. I messed around with yaboot.conf and
>>> now yaboot won't load linux because I put a bad line in it. I know
>>> what
>>> to delete as it tells me which line is bad. Linux won't load so how
>>> can
>>> I edit it. I thought about using some boot cd with pico on it or
>>> something. I just need to change on line! Any suggestions would be
>>> great.
>
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