On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 11:20:26AM -0700, Grant Miller wrote: > On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 10:52:10AM -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 07:47:40AM +0200, Michel Lanners wrote: > > > > > > > > Yes, sorry for not being clear, I did mean the first _bootable_ > > > > partition. > > > > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 10:42:43PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > hmm, can more then on partition be marked bootable on mac tables? > > > > > > i am not sure how to unmark a partition as bootable. > > > > > > > Uhmm, how do you _set_ the bootable flag? In potato, there is only: > > > > h help > > p print partit > > P partits by base address > > i init new part map > > s size of map > > c create > > C create with type > > d delete > > r reorder > > w write map > > q quit > > > > what combination sets the bootable flag? Or is that the creation type? > > > > Mike > > > > > I don't think there is a bootable flag setting on Macs. What you do need is > a small (32MB) partition with the type and name set to Apple_Bootstrap. > That is what yaboot/ofboot is installed into. > Please remember that this whole thread is about oldworld Macs. I understand the need for a 800K partition for yaboot, but only on new-worlds.
Mike
