thanks to those that directly responsed to me the problem seems to have been the way i let "root=" line be now i have yaboot,conf as followings and happy with [tab] then "s" to go slacky i saw "alias=" thing in someone's conf but wondering if the "default=" line for that will have conflict with "defaultos=" line that i will use for osx
thanx anyway! now i have 2 linux on my iBookG4 ## yaboot.conf generated by debian-installer ## ## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you have!! ## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example configurations. ## ## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of: ## bsd=/dev/hdaX, macos=/dev/hdaY, macosx=/dev/hdaZ #Yaboot configuration init-message="micro.ispretty ;-D" boot=/dev/hda2 device=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]: delay=10 timeout=30 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot enablecdboot macosx=/dev/hda8 defaultos=macosx image=/boot/vmlinux label=Linux partition=10 root=/dev/hda10 read-only initrd=/boot/initrd.img image=/boot/vmlinux.old label=old partition=10 root=/dev/hda10 read-only initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old image=/boot/vmlinux label=s partition=11 root=/dev/hda11 read-only --- 2g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > always me ... excuse me > the answer was push "tab" key and type the thing i want > but ... it always results into booting Debian ... > why is that? > > --- 2g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > oh my god! > > forgot to put my yaboot.conf there > > > > ## yaboot.conf generated by debian-installer > > ## > > ## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until > you > > have!! > > ## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example > > configurations. > > ## > > ## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of: > > ## bsd=/dev/hdaX, macos=/dev/hdaY, macosx=/dev/hdaZ > > > > #Yaboot configuration > > init-message="micro.ispretty ;-D" > > > > > > boot=/dev/hda2 > > device=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > partition=10 > > root=/dev/hda10 > > delay=10 > > timeout=30 > > install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot > > magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot > > enablecdboot > > macosx=/dev/hda8 > > defaultos=macosx > > > > image=/boot/vmlinux > > label=Linux > > read-only > > initrd=/boot/initrd.img > > > > image=/boot/vmlinux.old > > label=old > > read-only > > initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old > > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an > > existing > > # Linux installation on /dev/hda11. > > image=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]:11,/boot/vmlinux > > label=hda11-linux > > root=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:11 > > append="root=/dev/hda10 ro" > > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an > > existing > > # Linux installation on /dev/hda11. > > image=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]:11,/boot/vmlinux > > label=hda11-linux-failsave > > root=/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:11 > > append="root=/dev/hda10 ro video=ofonly" > > > > > > --- 2g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > i have OSX,Debian,Slackintosh installed on my iBookG4 > > > > > > am ybin-ing the yaboot.conf below > > > so if i push "L" yes Debian comes up > > > but i cannot figure out how to make Slackintosh boot > > > how does the label over here work? > > > > > > tia > > > > > > > > > 2g--- > > http://micro.ispretty.com > > > > -------------------------------------- > > Start Yahoo! Auction now! Check out the cool campaign > > http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/auction/ > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > 2g--- > http://micro.ispretty.com > > -------------------------------------- > Start Yahoo! Auction now! Check out the cool campaign > http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/auction/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 2g--- http://micro.ispretty.com -------------------------------------- Start Yahoo! Auction now! Check out the cool campaign http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/auction/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]