Ok, back to square one:
I command, option, P, R the prom
then did an install wiping out the old partions
my partitions are labled as follows
Part. 1 is called Apple it is a newworld partition
Part. 2 is called Untitled it is a newworld partion
Part. 3 is called Untitled it is / ext3
Part. 4 is called Swap it is swap
After I installed I followed the same directives:
I went into yaboot.conf and changed the device to hd:
Changing yaboot.conf did not seem to work. Do you have any other
ideas? I'll be more than happy to give you any information you require
to help me.
And thank you thus far.
eric wrote:
reguarding these directions:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch07s01.html.en
for NewWorld Macs, which is my case
Should I have partitioned my SCSI drive first with OS X to get an
apple_bootstrap partition?
And then do an installation, or use my Etch cd install to create the
apple_bootstrap?
eric wrote:
Ok, I edited yaboot.conf.
could you help me with open firmware? At one point open firmware was
going to a linux 1st stage, but now I just get the mac question mark.
my boot-device and boot-command are:
boot-device
/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ATTO,[EMAIL PROTECTED],1/@0:3,\\:tbxi
boot-command mac-boot
********************
boot-file
boot-screen
boot-args
are all blank
********************
xavier grave wrote:
sorry : in the yaboot.conf file
boot=/dev/sda3
device=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ATTO,[EMAIL PROTECTED],1/@0:
partition=4
root=/dev/sda4
timeout=30
...
becomes :
boot=/dev/sda3
device=hd:
partition=4
root=/dev/sda4
timeout=30
...
I had to do this on my old dual G5...
Le vendredi 15 juin 2007 à 09:50 -0400, eric a écrit :
in yaboot.conf or open firmware?
xavier grave wrote:
May be you should replace the device line by :
device=hd:
xavier
Le vendredi 15 juin 2007 à 07:50 -0400, eric a écrit :
*************yaboot.conf**************************************
boot=/dev/sda3
device=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ATTO,[EMAIL PROTECTED],1/@0:
partition=4
root=/dev/sda4
timeout=30
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
image=/boot/vmlinux
label=Linux
read-only
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
initrd-size=8192
*****************************************************************
ofpath /dev/sda4
/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ATTO,[EMAIL PROTECTED],1/@0:4
I was in partition 4 getting all the above information.
xavier grave wrote:
Hi Eric,
I just remembered something about the device field in
yaboot.conf file.
Can you send the result of your last yabootconfig please ?
Before a yabootconfig can you do some tests : what is the result
of the
ofpath command ?
xavier
Le mardi 12 juin 2007 à 12:42 -0400, Eric Benoit a écrit :
Hi xavier, I think I want to check if my open firmware is
correct first. I was able to run yabootconfig following your
directions. I guess I just need to know whether or not I can
rule out that it is a mis configuration of open firmware or
yaboot, before I start messing around, can you help? Thanks.
xavier grave wrote:
Le mardi 12 juin 2007 à 09:52 -0400, Eric Benoit a écrit :
I have a Apple G4 server model M5183. I've install Etch
without a problem, however when I get to second stage boot...
it freezes or hangs then the monitor turns black.
my boot-device for open firmware(3)is:
boot-device
/pci/ATTO,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@0:11,\\:tbxi
hd:,\\:tbxi
I believe 11 is the partition linux / is on.
help would be fantastic! ...and thank you.
Hi,
First you should reboot with your install CD.
As soon as possible : execute a shell
in in mount your / partition on /target for example.
Then :
# chroot /target
# mount /proc
# mount -a
# yabootconfig
# umount -a
# umout /proc
# exit
# umount /target
This procedure should able you to play with yaboot in order to
find
where the problem can be...
Hope it will help.
xavier
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