On 4 Dec 2002, Ian Davidson wrote: > Hi all, > > [While in the process of downloading 8.2] I've tried installing 8.0 on > an iBook, the install goes fine until the boot-loader finishes > installing when it shows the message about needing to hold down > Cmd-Option-O-F at boot up and and type in > > setenv boot-device hd:2,\\:tbxi > shut-down > > > I do this but when it boots up all I get is a little folder icon in the > middle of the screen which alternates flashing a Macsymbol and a '?' > > Where should I start looking? Will 8.2 fix this? I've read a ton of > stuff on the mail archives about yaboot etc but I don't seem to be able > to find/see that. > > When partitioning my disk I set the first partion hda3 as / and hda5 as > /home. + there was a swop partition but I can't remember seeing a /boot > partition. As it is only 1K in size maybe I missed it? > > Any help appreciated. >
hd:2 seems a little low in the partition table. No MacOS? I sound like a broken record here, but bootstrap <> /boot. It's 1MB in size by default, and with a large drive, may not be very visible in the graphical diskdrake. You do not want to mount it as part of the filesystem. Will 8.2 fix it? Dunno. If you didn't see any errors, then all indications on the Linux side are that the bootstrap was created successfully, if you saw that message. 8.2 will have a newer yaboot, and cooker has an even newer version. Some folks have had machines that only want to boot every second power up or some such thing. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
