Cool, thank you! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: RE: Still have the same problem
> VI Basics (I'm bored, why not?): > > run: vi <filename> > type: "I" (w/o quotes) > use arrows to move up/down/left/right, same as SimpleText except W/O a > mouse. > when done, ESC to exit editing mode, and ZZ to save/quit, or use ":q!"ENTER > (w/o quotes). > > Example: > vi /mnt/disk/etc/yaboot.conf > DOWN DOWN RIGHT DELETE 2 > ESC "ZZ" > > Used Vi to replcae the 1st character on the third line with a "2". Saved, > and quit. > > Hope to help. Also, you may want to install pico on your system. It's a very > useful editor, with help, all. Just pico filename, and everything else is > pie. > > H2H, Jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron Stechesen > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 8:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Still have the same problem > > > I just ran the chroot stuff that you told me to and then tried to boot > Mandrake. All I have on screen after the Welcome to Mandrake Linux! is: > boot: (to which i typed) linux > Loading kernel....... > and then it just sits there > and sits there > and sits there > I got this far before and I know that it will sit there until I get tired > and need to turn it off.:( > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 6:35 AM > Subject: Re: Still have the same problem > > > > > > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Aaron Stechesen wrote: > > > > > here is the yaboot.conf details: > > > > > > init-message="\nWelcome to Mandrake Linux!\n" > > > boot=/dev/hda7 > > > ofboot=hd:7 > > > delay=30 > > > timeout=50 > > > install=/usr/local/lib/yaboot/yaboot > > > magicboot=/usr/local/lib/yaboot/ofboot > > > enablecdboot > > > enableofboot > > > defaultos=linux > > > default=linux > > > novram > > > image=hd:8,/boot/vmlinuz > > > label=failsafe > > > root=/dev/hda8 > > > initrd=hd:8./boot/initrd.img > > > append=" failsafe" > > > read-only > > > macosx=hd:6 > > > image=hd:8,/boot/vmlinuz > > > label=linux > > > root=/dev/hda8 > > > initrd=hd:8,/boot/initrd.img > > > read-write > > > > > > > This looks mostly OK. This line is probably just a typo?: > > > > > initrd=hd:8./boot/initrd.img > > > > Note the "." instead of "," > > > > Did you rerun ybin while you were in the chroot? And id so did you get the > > boot prompt? Also did you check the Open Firmware boot-device settings? > > > > To edit in rescue you would use vi. For that I'd suggest checking google, > > as I'd rather not get into a vi lesson here. Coming from MacOS, vi may > > seem a bit strange, but it's something you can count on being present on > > most any unix system you sit down at. > > > > Stew Benedict > > > > -- > > MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ > > PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >
