Subject: Re: Setup ibook to show yboot menu by default
From: Ted Goranson (tedg@sirius-beta.com)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2001 - 21:07:39 MST
>I fixed the problem I had earlier and can now boot from the cd thanks
>for your help with that problem. I have gotten YDL 2.0 installed and I
>have also gotten MAC OS X installed. I followed the instructions on the
>Yellow dog site to setup dual boot and everything works fine except I
>have to press the option key every time I boot the machine to get to the
>yboot menu. Otherwise it boots right into MAC OS X. Is this normal, or
>can I fix this? Thanks Jeff Turley
I have messages from Jim, John and Perry that I forward on this:
>I believe that Mac OS X reprograms open firmware. If you boot into
>Open Firmware (reboot holding down option-ctrl-O-F), you can issue
>these commands (compliments of Dan from Terra Soft):
>
> setenv boot-device hd:XX, ofboot.b
> reset-all
>
>Be sure to change XX to the number of your boot device
Best, Ted
-- _____________ Ted Goranson Fusecap and Sirius-Beta, Virginia Beach USA 757/426-6704 tedg@sirius-beta.com Virtual Enterprise Framework: http://sourceforge.net/projects/alfve/
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