On Sat, Jun 17, 2000 at 10:31:58PM +0200, Rainer Dorsch wrote: > Can anybody send me the man page of quik (I do not have an installed Debian > powerpc system) and quik.conf?
Sure. <in a separate email>. > > I've seen the example configuration at > http://www.debian.de/Lists-Archives/debi > an-powerpc-0004/msg00030.html and it seems to be pretty similar to lilo. And > I > think it is worth to try to run it from the second console. > > I am wondering if there is an option to boot from the sda2 with the > boot-floppy-hfs.img? When I used it to install the system, a TUX came up, but > no option for kernel boot parameters like in the i386 rescue disc. Nope. The bootloader does not currently support arguments. Well, it does, if you are flexible with a hex editor - look through it for a kernel command line (video=<something> root=0200, I think). There'll be two; I believe you boot to the second by holding down option. > When I booted with the resue floppy (when macos was still installed), it was > simply ejected. So what is the purpose of the rescue floppy in the power mac > discs? None, for booting; a kernel is copied off it by the installer. This also needs to be documented. Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
