Subject: Re: Bootstrap Partition on Pismo
From: Reuben Halper (reuben@spacelab.net)
Date: Sun Oct 22 2000 - 07:42:34 MDT
Does that mean if vmlinux is the system folder it should be
"\\vmlinux" That's where I have it pointing to when I configure the
Open Firmware, but not in my yaboot.conf.
-Reuben
>Make sure the yaboot.conf points correctly to the kernel image,
>either on the linux partition or a mac partition; for example,
>"hd:10,vmlinux" or "hd:10,/boot/vmlinux" where the number is the
>partition number the kernel image is on.
>
>>Hello,
>> I'm trying to install YDL 1.2 on my PB Pismo 400. I erased a Mac
>>OS X partition
>>& created a root & a swap partition on my HD without erasing my Mac OS 9
>>partition. I did not create a 32mb bootstrap partition.
>>Installation from the CD
>>went smoothly, however when I try to boot I get "image not found" errors.
>>Yaboot, vmlinux, yaboot.conf, & bootscript reside in my system folder. I've
>>already updated the kernel from Ben's page & followed modctek's instructions.
>>Is it necessary to create that bootstrap partition. Is that why
>>I'm having these
>>problems? I've tried specifying every different device ID from the
>>boot: prompt. I
>>haven't had any luck. Any help or suggestion is much appreciated.
>>
>>-Reuben
>
>-Jonathan Bertsch
>bertsch.13@osu.edu
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