install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Wesley Smith
Hi everyone, I tried to get Debian to boot from a 2nd HD on a G5 today but had no luck. Here's what I did: used Ubuntu live CD to get into tthe system: --mounted sdb3 whre my /root lies --edited /etc/yaboot.conf and made it look like this: - boot=/dev/sdb2 device=/[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Wesley Smith
On 6/4/05, Jeff Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wesley writes: > > used Ubuntu live CD to get into tthe system: > > > > --mounted sdb3 whre my /root lies > > --edited /etc/yaboot.conf and made it look like this: > > - > > boot=/dev/sdb2 > > device=/[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMA

Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread David Pye
On Sunday 05 June 2005 00:43, Wesley Smith wrote: > You're right that I don't need to do the source thing. I do have a > question about "chroot /mnt/ur.sdb3.mnt.pt /usr/sbin/ybin" however. > By doing this command, will ybin now access the modified yaboot.conf > in sdb3? What is it that chroot is

Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Jeff Green
Wesley writes: used Ubuntu live CD to get into tthe system: --mounted sdb3 whre my /root lies --edited /etc/yaboot.conf and made it look like this: - boot=/dev/sdb2 device=/[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]: partit

Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-05 Thread Paddy de Burca
Wesley Smith wrote: Please excuse the many messages...I tried the following at the openfirmware prompt: boot /[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:2,\yaboot and got the error MAC-PARTS: specified partition is not valid BOOTP/BSPD

Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-05 Thread Jeff Green
Wesley writes: ybin: DEBUG: macosx set to `/[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] :9' from `/dev/sda9' ybin: DEBUG: OS=4 ybin: DEBUG: /bin/sh /usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot 4 bootyaboot 10 0 yaboot GNU l /ht@ 0.f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMA

Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Wesley Smith
You're right that I don't need to do the source thing. I do have a question about "chroot /mnt/ur.sdb3.mnt.pt /usr/sbin/ybin" however. By doing this command, will ybin now access the modified yaboot.conf in sdb3? What is it that chroot is doing in this command? I realize this is a basic questio

Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Jeff Green
Wesley writes: Ok, after I mounted /dev/sdb3 I did: chroot /mnt/ubuntu /bin/bash source /etc/profile Is this what you mean by chroot with ybin? When you say ybin will take the yaboot.conf in the /etc of ubuntu are you referring to the yaboot.conf created by the live CD and not the one in /mnt/

Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Jeff Green
Wesley writes: Ok, after I mounted /dev/sdb3 I did: chroot /mnt/ubuntu /bin/bash source /etc/profile Is this what you mean by chroot with ybin? When you say ybin will take the yaboot.conf in the /etc of ubuntu are you referring to the yaboot.conf created by the live CD and not the one in /mnt/

Re: Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Jeff Green
Wesley writes: You're right that I don't need to do the source thing. I do have a question about "chroot /mnt/ur.sdb3.mnt.pt /usr/sbin/ybin" however. By doing this command, will ybin now access the modified yaboot.conf in sdb3? What is it that chroot is doing in this command? I realize this

Re: Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Wesley Smith
Hi guys, thanks for the info. Here's what I've done: --mount sdb3 --edit yaboot.conf --chroot /mnt/sdb3 (where sdb3 is mounted) --mount -t proc none /proc --ybin -v I also tried --mount sdb3 --edit yaboot.conf --chroot /mnt/sdb3 (where sdb3 is mounted) --mount -t proc none /proc --exit --mount

Re: Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Wesley Smith
ps...here/s the output of ybin -debug where root is my sdb3 mount point: ybin: DEBUG: macosx set to `/[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] :9' from `/dev/sda9' ybin: DEBUG: OS=4 ybin: DEBUG: /bin/sh /usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot 4 bootyaboot

Re: Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-04 Thread Wesley Smith
Please excuse the many messages...I tried the following at the openfirmware prompt: boot /[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:2,\yaboot and got the error MAC-PARTS: specified partition is not valid BOOTP/BSPD failed, no FILENAME spe

Re: Re: Re: install 2nd HD G5

2005-06-05 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Sat, 2005-06-04 at 20:50 -0700, Wesley Smith wrote: > Please excuse the many messages...I tried the following at the > openfirmware prompt: > > boot /[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:2,\yaboot What kind of partition map do yo