Subject: Re: Yaboot on iMac-233 RevB Bondi Blue
From: Max Wiberg (max.wiberg@psy.umu.se)
Date: Wed Oct 31 2001 - 06:01:51 MST
>My apologies if this is too simple or wasn't what you were looking
>for, or if you've already tried this, but I think you're confusing
>open firmware boots and booting from yaboot. Once you've hit 'l' to
>go to the yaboot boot: prompt, you need to boot a kernel. Usually
>hitting return boots the default kernel.
It DOES not.
Tab options are: *linux linux-novideo
If I hit enter nothing happens, I get returned to the
boot: prompt.
if I write vmlinux or linux or linux-novideo, and hit return.
the boot menu locks up and nothing happens.
The black screens last forever 15-20 minutes at least,
>Hit 'tab' to see a list of all possible boot options (though you may
>have done that). In your case typing vmlinux-2.2.19-1k should do
>it, since that looks to be a kernel that you've got installed.
>Also, you definitely will boot /dev/hda11 (not the bootstrap
>partition /dev/hda7), but that shouldn't have to come into play here.
>
>If typing the kernel name doesn't work, I'd imagine it's a yaboot
>config problem and you may have to boot from cd, mount your
>partition, and then edit /etc/yaboot.conf. Write for instructions
>on this if needed.
Can I really do that from the CD?
What option shold I choose from the CD-boot-menu?
Max!
>
>Hope that helps,
>Matt Larson
>
>Max Wiberg wrote:
>
>>I know this been hashed lots of times on this list but...
>>
>>(just cant get it to work right)
>>
>>
>>My partitions looks like this:
>>
>>/dev/hda1-6 various Apple hfs/drivers partitions
>>
>>
>>/dev/hda7 == Apple Bootstrap (50Mb)
>>
>>/dev/hda8 == Linux swap (370Mb)
>>
>>
>>/dev/hda9-10 various Apple drivers partitions
>>
>>
>>/dev/hda11 == Linux ext2 (giant 5280 Mb partition as / )
>>
>>
>>This was made from YDL2.0 Install-cd, without a hitch.
>>
>>Booted from the cd, choosed custom install, etc.
>>
>>
>>When booting into * hd:7,\\:tbxi* -- i.e.
>>
>>GNU/Linux menu pressing* key m* boots into Mac OS (9.2.1 swe)
>>
>> pressing* key l * boots into Yaboot 1.1.1 menu
>>
>>
>>OK! What* exactly* do I type at the yaboot prompt boot:
>>
>>to boot into YDL2.0
>>
>>
>>Examples that* dont* work:
>>
>>boot: hd:7,yaboot hd:7,\yaboot hd:7,\\yaboot
>>
>> hd:7,yaboot.tbxi hd:7,\yaboot.tbxi hd:7,\\yaboot.tbxi
>>
>>changing* 7* to* 11*
>>
>>
>>boot: hd:11,/vmlinux root=/dev/hda11 ro
>>
>> hd:11,/vmlinux-2.2.19-1k root=/dev/hda11 ro
>>
>>
>>or things like
>>
>>
>>boot: hd:7,\\:tbxi;11/boot/vmlinux
>>
>> {hd:7,\\:tbxi;}11/boot/vmlinux
>>
>>or variations on suggestions from yaboot-menu on the theme,
>>
>>{prom_path;}part_no/path to kernel/image/device???
>>
>>
>>If somebody has ideas I'd like to hear them
>>
>>
>>Cheers Max!
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