Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Re: New install - Unable to get my ppc Mac Mini to boot the root partition

2010-09-03 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Enlightened User wrote: >> http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/yaboot-howto/ch9.en.html >> Sections 9.2 and 9.3 show how to boot to the yaboot 'boot:' prompt and start >> the kernel with parameters. >> Hope

Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Re: New install - Unable to get my ppc Mac Mini to boot the root partition

2010-09-03 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Enlightened User wrote: > http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/yaboot-howto/ch9.en.html > Sections 9.2 and 9.3 show how to boot to the yaboot 'boot:' prompt and start > the kernel with parameters. > Hope that helps you get started. > If you do change the yaboot.

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2010-09-03 Thread Dr John Krane
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Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Re: New install - Unable to get my ppc Mac Mini to boot the root partition

2010-09-03 Thread Enlightened User
http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/yaboot-howto/ch9.en.html Sections 9.2 and 9.3 show how to boot to the yaboot 'boot:' prompt and start the kernel with parameters. Hope that helps you get started. If you do change the yaboot.conf file don't forget to run ybin to update the boot partit

Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Re: New install - Unable to get my ppc Mac Mini to boot the root partition

2010-09-03 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Enlightened User wrote: > Could the root device now be referred to as /dev/sda4 (SCSI Disk support) > with the kernel now loading? > You should be able to pass the root device to the kernel at boot time > (root=/dev/sda4). > If you are able to get past the root file

Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Re: New install - Unable to get my ppc Mac Mini to boot the root partition

2010-09-03 Thread Joe Fox
Barry, That's a good idea. I forgot about that. I was was going to suggest that Mark verify that he's compiling the right drive controller driver, but if that was the case, he wouldn't have gotten as far as he did. Joe Fox Systems/Network Administrator Mobile# (716) 846-9308 http://twitter.com