On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Roland Wegmann wrote: > Now I can't use vi anymore. But I need it to modify "yaboot.conf" etc. When > I type for example "vi sources.list" I got the message "vi: wrapper couldn't > execute /usr/bin/vi nor /bin/elvis-tiny". What's wrong with vi?
Do you have nvi installed? If so, try running 'nvi' directly. Or maybe see if you've got 'ae' or some other editor you could use. > Thirdly, I have a semi installed yaboot. It means I can chose between Linux > or MacOS using the option key on my Apple Pro Keyboard. When I start Linux, > yaboot is called up (Welcome to yaboot 0.9). now i have read the handout > "yaboot/ybin FAQ" of Eric Peden. There I found the hint that an exact yaboot > installation (via ybin) needs a bootstrap partition of the type > "Apple_Bootstrap" and further down he says that the bootstrap partition > have to be the frist one. My partition tool (mac fdisk ??) shows the > following partition table: The partition's location doesn't matter. Remember, you don't have to deal with the broken BIOS that x86's have, and all the ass-backwards limitations of real mode, so it can be at the beginning or the end (on an iBook I've been using, the Apple_Bootstrap partition is the last one on the disk). > Now my question: Have I to rename partition 9 from Apple_HFS to > Apple_Bootstrap? What about "first partition" ( is 9 "first" enough)? You don't. Just delete the partition, then create another one in its place with the same geometry, but the proper type ID (Apple_Bootstrap) instead. This won't cause any data loss, as mac-fdisk doesn't modify anything other than the partition table. The name doesn't matter really (I usually just use 'bootstrap' or 'linux_boot' as the name). Derrik Pates | Sysadmin, Douglas School | #linuxOS on EFnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] | District (dsdk12.net) | #linuxOS on OPN
