Subject: Re: 5500 Blank video bootx
From: Geert Janssens (geert.janssens3@pandora.be)
Date: Tue Nov 20 2001 - 13:18:51 MST
Read in the Linux on PPC FAQ-O-Matic
( http://lppcfom.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/792.html ) :
(Quote)
BootX Crashes With Mac OS 9.0
-----------------------------
This is a known issue with Mac OS 9.0 and BootX 1.1.3 (the lastest
version currently). The next version of BootX will fix it.
...
I have successfully installed LinuxPPC on my Sawtooth G4 and am using
BootX 1.2b3 with no problems.
(End Quote)
Since BootX that comes with YDL is 1.2.3, it should work with Mac OS 9.x.
For me, it does work with Mac OS 9.2.1 at least.
Cheers,
Geert
Marc Stergionis wrote:
> Don't *remember* but BootX 1.2.2 is what works on my work 8600.
>
> -ms
>
> Sometime around 10:52 AM -0800 on 11/20/01, Pete Peters pounded out this
> ditty:
>
>> IIRC, there *WAS* a BootX issue after upgrading from MacOS 9.0 to 9.1,
>> but that it was resolved. Unfortunately, I don't remember *HOW* it was
>> installed. Maybe a newer/patched BootX? Anyone remember?
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Simon Troup [mailto:simon.troup@btinternet.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:33 AM
>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Subject: Re: 5500 Blank video bootx
>>
>>
>>>>> Trying to install YDL 2.0 on 5500/225 (built in monitor). When bootx
>>>>
>> prompts
>>
>>>>> for OS no matter what I select I get a blank screen. I searched the
>>>>
>> archives
>>
>>>>> and the question has been raised a number of times but there are no
>>>>
>> answers
>>
>>>>> to the problem. Can anyone help?
>>>>
>>
>>>> I've just been reading a little more and it seems that BootX can't be
>>>
>> used
>>
>>>> with anything after OS 9.0.0 and I have 9.1 on the powermac 5500, so
>>>
>> perhaps
>>
>>>> that is the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Is there an alternative as I don't have OS 9.0.0 or anything earlier?
>>>>
>>>> In fact, I don't need MacOS running on that machine at all.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> ST
>>>>
>>> I have never read that ... but I do have BootX starting YDL2.1 on an
>>> 8600-300 running 9.1!
>>>
>>> Maybe the 5500 is a special case ....
>>>
>>> -ms
>>
>>
>> I read that (bootX not working on post OS9.0) on the Suse site. Maybe
>> that's
>> wrong, I'm not sure I'm ever going to get this thing working. It must
>> surely
>> be a 5500 specific problem then, and besides, I have an identical
>> problem to
>> others who wrote to the list, no-one replied to those questions though.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> ST
>
>
>
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