Rainer Dorsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Sorry if I missed something, but why don't you just use BootX? > > > > > > Because not everyone wants to keep MacOS around, I assume. > > > > Sure, I'm one of those people. But if it's between not having macos > > around or not using the machine at all? > > I just wanted to recycle a mac we have here. Having in mind how easy it is to > install debian on i386 and sparc, I wanted to avoid the effort to run MacOS > (I > never installed it and I never used it). If I would have an MacOS expert > around, I probably wouldn't mind.
I understand. Gotta do it the hard way, then 8-) > > Many of you will remember that bootx was a great step forward when it > > came out because it eliminated *exactly these problems* that the > > original poster is having. But then, he's probably already lost > > interest in the discussion and waiting for his pc to arrive.... > > > > Guillaume didn't stop sending comments. The current state is that the 9500 > can > read the quik bootstrap information from the HD but does not find a suitable > kernel: [...] > > Thats cool ! it means that the 9500 can correctly read the quik > > bootstrap information from the hd, since it must reset the > > computer to give linux the ability to take over(it has something > > to do with the init of the scsi busses I believe). Each time you > > reset the PRAM, you reset the 9500 to "macos mode", quik makes it > > return its into "linux mode", resets it and then hangs. So we > > narrowed the problem to this: your quik cannot fnd a suitable > > kernel, check quik.conf and the state of the system installed ! What's your `boot-file' setting in OF? Mine looks like " 2/vmlinux", where the space in front of the 2 is required, 2 refers to the partition that holds the kernel, and vmlinux (not vmlinuz, as I think you've already discovered) is a symlink to my kernel. Also, I seem to recall that some version of quik didn't follow symlinks (though this may be a red herring), so you might try using the full path to your kernel. Best wishes, cbb
