--- Blake Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carlos - > > I just did my install on a TiBook the other day :) > Unfortunately, the > upgrade to unstable has been a rough road but things > are looking good > now. Got to get this keymap stuff taken care of > ......
Is the TiBook the best option to run a dual or maybe triple OS's (talking about Apple's mobile computing) ?, because I'm planning to buy one - any recomendation?. > Not sure if I'm understanding your message right, > but "default=" in > yaboot.conf is referring to a kernel image label. > It's the default > choice when you just hit enter after getting the > boot prompt. Yes ... that's right, "default=" is for the kernel image, I got confused with the "defaultos=" (that I already used with no success trying to change my OS to MacOS by default ...) > > default=Linux > > corresponds with > > > image=/vmlinux > > label=Linux > > root=/dev/hda10 > > append="video=atyfb:mode:800x600-8" > > read-only > > partition=10 > > > This way, you can add other kernel images and change > the *default* > kernel chosen when you boot Linux. I haven't tried > this, but I bet you > could change the default OS (between MacOS and > Linux) on system boot by > playing with the StartUp Disk control > panel/preference thingy in MacOS. > BTW - I don't think my config has a > "macos=/dev/hdaXX" line. Thanks, I'll try this in the Mac side of the moon !!!. > -- Blake > Blessings all ... Carlos. > > CaRLoS mOGUeL wrote: > > > Based on ... > > > > > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/doc/mac-fdisk-basics.txt > > > > Now my partition table is ... > > > > /dev/hda1 ... > > /dev/hda2 ... > > /dev/hda3 ... > > /dev/hda4 ... > > /dev/hda5 ... > > /dev/hda6 ... > > /dev/hda7 ... > > /dev/hda8 APPLE_Bootstrap bootstrap (800.0K) > > /dev/hda9 APPLE_UNIX_SVR2 swap (100.0M) > > /dev/hda10 APPLE_UNIX_SVR2 / (1001.3M) > > /dev/hda11 Apple_HFS untitled2 (2.0G) // > MacOS > > /dev/hda7 ... > > > > I installed first the MacOS side an then Debian > 2.2r0, > > before restarting the Debian installation a opened > a > > shell a edited the yaboot.conf file like this ... > > > > default=Linux > > boot=/dev/hda8 > > macos=/dev/hda11 > > device=hd: > > delay=20 > > timeout=20 > > install=/target/boot/yaboot > > magicboot=/target/etc/ofboot.b > > > > /* After the firts reboot I changed the path to > > /boot/yaboot and /etc/ofboot.b without the /target > */ > > > > image=/vmlinux > > label=Linux > > root=/dev/hda10 > > append="video=atyfb:mode:800x600-8" > > read-only > > partition=10 > > > > An use mkofboot -v -C /target/etc/yaboot.conf with > no > > errors. Now I boot straight to the Linux side and > if I > > keep the option key pushed it loads the graphical > > loader between MacOS and Debian, I tried to change > the > > default OS to MacOS and choose Debian using the > option > > key ... I changed the "default" line to "macos" > and > > "/dev/hda11" in the yaboot.conf with no success > ... > > any other way ? (I run ybin after every > modification > > in the yaboot.conf file). > > > > As a note ... everytime I boot into linux it said > > hd:8,\\:tbxi loading Kernel ... not a valid ELF > image. > > > > Thanks in advanced ... now I feel that I'm walking > to > > the right way ( baby steps !!!). > > > > Blessings ... Carlos. > > > > > > --- Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 09:03:41AM -0700, CaRLoS > >>mOGUeL wrote: > >> > >>>to Debian. Since that everytime I reboot or start > >>> > >>the > >> > >>>iBook it sends me to the Open Firmware and > nothing > >>> > >>you must have an 800K type Apple_Bootstrap > partition > >>appearing before > >>all MacOS partitions, once that is there run > >>/usr/sbin/yabootconfig > >> > >>-- > >>Ethan Benson > >>http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ > >> > >> > > > >>ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature > >> > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
