Info on bootloader:
Open firmware booting is weird. First and foremost, there are actually three
files involved in a yaboot configuration. First is, obviously, the kernel.
Second and third are OFBOOT.B and yaboot. OFBOOT.B is some cryptic Forth
commands that instruct Open Firware to display the Mac, Linux, etc. Once an
option is selected, it chainloads to Mac, the CD, or loads Linux. To load
Linux, it calls yaboot. Yaboot is actual binary which does the loading of
Linux itself. Analogy for x86 users:
+---------+
| Grub |
+---------+
/ | '-----\
+--------+ +--------+ +---------+
| {hda8} | | {hda9} | | {hda10} |
+--------+ +--------+ +---------+
|
+--------+
| Linux |
+--------+
In this, Grub is OFBOOT.B, hda8 and 9 are Mac and Darwin, and hda10 would be
Lilo in x86, but is yaboot in ppc. Linux is Linux.
H2H -Jonathan
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron Stechesen
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 8:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Still have the same problem
----- 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 ","
>
No. I t is. in fact initrd=hd:8,/boot/initrd.img
> Did you rerun ybin while you were in the chroot?
Not yet.
And id so did you get the
> boot prompt?Also did you check the Open Firmware boot-device settings?
The setting is setenv boot-device hd:7,\\:tbxi
and the bootloader starts just fine. I boot into OS X, Firmware and CDROM
without troubles.
>
> 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.
>
Just how would I launch it if I need to. Do I even need to? does the ","
need to be "."?
Thanks alot for your assistance by the way. There is a serious lack of help
on the mandrake user site and not a heck of alot of info tothis problem
elsewhere.
> Stew Benedict
>
> --
> MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/
> PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
>
>
>
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