Ethan Benson wrote: > > quik has ext2 filesystem support built into itself, so happens is > this: > > OF loads the boot block from the root partition, this boot block > contains a blocklist for the quik second stage which is in > /boot/second.b (on the ext2 root filesystem) once second stage is > loaded its executed and reads the ext2 filesystem to find > /etc/quik.conf which is parses to find the image name it should load > (the kernel) normally /boot/vmlinux-2.2.18 or whatever. it then reads > the kernel off the ext2 root filesystem and executes it and passes > control to it. from which point on linux has taken over and brings > the system up. >
Does quik have any trouble reading ext2fs for 2.2 kernels? Since they have different features... I have been able to make quik work on the 7300, but I haven't found the magic combination for a oldworld g3 or a 7200. :( Could this be part of the trouble? The problem is I didn't document each step as I went through it. How can I tell if I have the a 2.2 ext2 file system? > > I am also getting conflicting information. In the debian install docs I > > need to > > run "nvsetenv `ofpath /dev/sda3`" which would be correct for me, but ofpath > > isn't even on the boot floppy! I had to chroot into /target and setup > > apt-get > > to download and install yaboot. > > you have older boot floppies then, ofpath should be on 2.2.19 and new > boot floppies. the base system that comes with 2.2.19 boot floppies > also has the current yaboot package which has ofpath. > > > Can anyone help solve some of these problems? > > you using current documentation with obsolete boot floppies. download > current boot floppies (2.2.19 or later). > After downloading the new boot floppies, it won't respond to the <enter> key. So I have used a combination of the old boot hfs, and new root floppy. It's working ok, and it has all of the utilities needed... It is the same on a 7300, 7200 and a oldworld g3. Does anyone else have this problem? Mike
