On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 06:31:00AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 12:24:32AM +0200, Koos van den Hout wrote: > > Quoting Chris Tillman who wrote on Sat, May 11, 2002 at 02:51:10PM -0700: > > One other thing: I can't find where to give command line options to the > > bootfloppy. If that would work I could at least boot the rescue floppy and > > get that to load the OS right. > > > > (The documentation just assumes everyone knows where to enter this command > > line... then when the rescue flop says "Try passing init= option to the > > kernel" I say "WHERE?") > > Well, it won't help at this point, OF is not even loading quik, much > less the kernel. But it is possible, by using ResEdit on the System > file that's in the boot floppy. Let me experiment a little tonight - > no one's ever worked on making a boot floppy for OldWorlds AFAIK > (besides the installer boot floppy, which needs a root floppy).
Yes, it works. I used ResEdit to patch the System on my floppy disk, just adding root=/dev/hda7, and it works to boot my system. I patched the System.bin in CVS using beav, to add /dev/hda8 (IIRC that's what you are using now) and generated a new floppy image with that mod made. I'll send it to you in a separate mail. I assumed you were using a fairly recent version of boot-floppies, (within the last couple of months), the powermac flavor. I hope it flies for you! -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
