pohl wrote:
> My experiences with yaboot_0.5 are getting more interesting the > more I play with it. > > I started giving the Open Firmware boot command silly arguments out of > frustration, and got some interesting results. Apparently, I can pick > random files that are sitting right beside yaboot_0.5 on the same HFS > slice, and get a message that indicates that the boot command was at > least able to locate the file, but so far no indication that it can > even find the yaboot_0.5 binary itself... > > boot hd:vmlinux.benh.15 <--- silly > load-size=264466 adler32=(something) > Loading ELF > CLAIM failed > ok > > boot hd:yaboot.conf <--- very silly > load-size=4b adler32=b24b1919 > unrecognized Client Program format > > Yet something not so silly yields... > > boot hd:yaboot_0.5 > Can't open hd:yaboot_0.5 > Try something like boot hd:,yaboot_0.5 which is what works for yaboot-0.4 on my sawtooth's HFS+ partition. 'Course, my HFS partition is at the start of the drive, so this may not work. Apparently, your HFS_Bootstrap partition is at the start of the disk, so it might work. OF is weird, so you never know. Jason > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
