On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 3:05 PM, yu <kkn...@gmail.com> wrote: > As I know, yaboot can't set vmlinux and initrd at the same time in its > prompt, the right way is to load an alternative config file, such as > "conf file=/boot/deb/yaboot.conf", but in this yaboot.conf, both > vmlinux and initrd.gz are under /, the path is incorrect. > > so I guess you can write a new yaboot.conf in a USB flash drive, like: > > boot=/dev/sdaX(the prep partition) > partition=3 > root=/dev/sda3 > timeout=30 > > image=/boot/vmlinux (can use the jessie kernel image directly, not > netboot image) > label=Linux > initrd=/boot/initrd.img > > > and then try to load the conf file in yaboot prompt by > > conf [device=device] [partition=partno] [file=/path/to/configfile] > > p.s. I'm not sure whether yaboot can load a conf in usb device or not > under iBook :( >
Thanks for the info. I may give it a try. -clark > > 2015-05-26 14:17 GMT+08:00 clarkw <clark.w...@oracle.com>: > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Petter Adsen <pet...@synth.no> wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, 26 May 2015 13:16:04 +0800 > >> Clark Wang <dearv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr < > >> > herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 10:22 +0800, Clark Wang wrote: > >> > > > I have an `iBook G4` and have `Debian 8 (Jessie)` installed on it. > >> > > > Yesterday I did something stupid (messed up `yaboot.conf` and ran > >> > > > `ybin`) and now the system cannot boot up. > >> > > > > >> > > > The old Debian 8 was installed on a single partition (`/dev/sda3`, > >> > > > `ext4`). I ever put the Debian 8 netboot installation images > >> > > > (downloaded from here) under `/boot/deb/`: > >> > > > > >> > > > /boot/deb/initrd.gz > >> > > > /boot/deb/vmlinux > >> > > > /boot/deb/yaboot > >> > > > /boot/deb/yaboot.conf > >> > > > > >> > > > So how can I boot the netboot installation images from the `boot:` > >> > > > prompt and reinstall Debian 8? > >> > > > > >> > > > I tried `boot: hd:3,/boot/deb/vmlinux root=/dev/ram read-only > >> > > > initrd=/boot/deb/initrd.gz initrd-size=3000000` but it did not > >> > > > work. (The screenshot taken with my phone.) > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Thanks. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > -clark > >> > > > > >> > > You can use the netinst cd as a recovery cd by doing the following. > >> > > > >> > > >> > I forgot to mention that my iBook's CD drive is broken. :) > >> > > >> > > > >> > > 1. boot into the cd and at boot type recovery > >> > > > >> > > >> > Or can I boot the netboot installation images (under /boot/deb/) from > >> > the Open Firmware prompt? > >> > >> Can the machine boot from a USB flash drive? Or over the network? One > >> of these approaches might be easier for you. > > > > > > I'm trying to find out how to boot form USB. Boot from network also > sounds > > good. I'll investigate how to setup a DHCP and TFTP server on my OS X > > (Yosemite) and how to boot iBook from network. > >> > >> > >> Other than that, I'm afraid I can't help you - I know nothing about > >> yaboot. > > > > > > I never know about yaboot and Open Firmware when I was using Mac OS X on > the > > iBook. They're all mysterious to me. Still learning. :) > > > > Thanks. > > > > -clark > >> > >> > >> Petter > >> > >> -- > >> "I'm ionized" > >> "Are you sure?" > >> "I'm positive." > > > > >
