----- Original Message ----- From: "Sven Luther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 02:53:51PM +0100, Johannes Wischert wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sven Luther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 11:03:43PM +0100, Johannes Wischert wrote: > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Sven Luther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > The only thing is that it can not install the bootloader... the > > > > bootloader > > > > > > should be copied to /dev/sda1 with dd but since i made automatic > > > > > > partitioning /dev/sda1 is / and so i don't think this is a good idea > > ;) > > > > but > > > > > > at least the system works... > > > > > > > > > > Which boot loader are you speaking about ? Quik ? Yaboot ? Something > > > > > else ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > oh my fault... I don't use a bootloader but i simply copy the kernel > > zImage > > > > to /dev/sda1 and the openfirmware boots from that... > > > > > > So you would need : > > > > > > /dev/sda1 : /boot <- macos or vfat filesystem on it ? > > > /dev/sda2 : / > > > > i don't need a filesystem at all on sda1 since i copy the kernel there with > > dd if=zImage.prep of=/dev/sda1 > > and then i can boot from openfirmware with "boot hdisk" > > Ok, you boot directly from the bare disk. > > It must be /dev/sda1, right ? > I did not test anything else.. but it might perhapse also work with an fat filesystem or even ntfs since these computers were thought to run windows nt...
> I will check that partman knows about this. What is your box model again the machines is known under many different names... it's called Motorola Powerstack 604e most of the time... There exist two versions of it one with PPCBug firmware and one with OpenFirmware (which I have) as far as i know you can flash the firm and so change from PPCBug<->OpenFirmware... On PPCBug ones you can use Yaboot but i'm not completely sure... > ? Can you send me a /proc/cpuinfo output ? cpu : 604e clock : ??? revision : 2.3 (pvr 0009 0203) bogomips : 398.95 machine : PReP Utah (Powerstack II Pro4000) l2 cache : 512KiB, parity disabled SRAM:synchronous, pipelined, no parity > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
