On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:16:51PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:57:11PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:41:43PM -0400, Matthew Kurpiewski wrote: > > > Well, I have an update on the bootable cd problem. I'm fairly the > > > convinced > > > that the problem is related to some changes in the new mac (or at least > > > new > > > imac, new as in the ones released in July) hardware or openfirmware. I > > > successfully booted the same cd that doesn't boot on my machine on a B&W > > > G3 > > > here in one of the labs. I also tried, as per Garry Roseman's > > > suggestions, > > > burning another cd on a mac making sure the system folder was "blessed" > > > (it > > > didn't really matter, as the original was "blessed" anyhow) and trying the > > > Toast CD Reader extension, to no avail. I really don't have the know how > > > to > > > hunt down and fix the problem, however, I'd be willing to use my machine > > > for > > > some testing if that helps get things fixed. I just need someone to point > > > me in the right direction. > > > > Oh, my. That's interesting. You might want to forward this to Ben H, > > since he's the only one who really understands the voodoo involved in > > yaboot. > > it could also be that the imac in question is not listed in ofboot's > <COMPATIBLE> tag. i added alot of new machines to ybin 0.21 ofboot.b.
Good catch, Ethan. I would bet that's what it is. Matthew, when you get the machine booted, could you show us /proc/device-tree/compatible, please? Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
