I just tested this disc on a G5 Mac and got the following error: Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: No volume groups found Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sda1 Oct 7 19:28:15 50mounted-tests: debug: /dev/sda1 type not recognised; skipping Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: os detected by /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sda2 Oct 7 19:28:15 50mounted-tests: debug: /dev/sda2 type not recognised; skipping Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: os detected by /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10macos6-9 on mounted /dev/sda3 Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20macosx on mounted /dev/sda3 Oct 7 19:28:15 macosx-prober: debug: /dev/sda3 is not an HFS+ partition: exiting Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/40lsb on mounted /dev/sda3 Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90linux-distro on mounted /dev/sda3 Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sda4 Oct 7 19:28:15 50mounted-tests: debug: /dev/sda4 is a swap partition; skipping Oct 7 19:28:15 os-prober: debug: os detected by /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests Oct 7 19:28:15 yaboot-installer: info: ofpath returned nothing; leaving out device= line and praying Oct 7 19:28:15 kernel: [ 718.054292] ioctl32(nvsetenv:10901): Unknown cmd fd(7) cmd(20007043){t:'p';sz:0} arg(00000009) on /dev/nvram Oct 7 19:28:15 yaboot-installer: mkofboot: Finding OpenFirmware device path to `/dev/sda2'... Oct 7 19:28:15 yaboot-installer: ofpath: /proc/scsi/scsi does not exist Oct 7 19:28:15 yaboot-installer: ofpath: Make sure you compiled your kernel with CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y Oct 7 19:28:15 yaboot-installer: mkofboot: Unable to find OpenFirmware path for boot=/dev/sda2 Oct 7 19:28:15 yaboot-installer: mkofboot: Please add ofboot=<path> where <path> is the OpenFirmware path to /dev/sda2 to /etc/yaboot.conf Oct 7 19:28:15 yaboot-installer: error: mkofboot failed with exit status 1
with the following yaboot.conf: boot=/dev/sda2 partition=3 root=/dev/sda3 timeout=50 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot enablecdboot image=/boot/vmlinux label=Linux read-only initrd=/boot/initrd.img image=/boot/vmlinux.old label=old read-only initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old and this for a partition table: # type name length base ( size ) system /dev/sda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/sda2 Apple_Bootstrap untitled 1954 @ 64 (977.0k) NewWorld bootblock /dev/sda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 untitled 300830079 @ 2018 (143.4G) Linux native /dev/sda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 11749710 @ 300832097 ( 5.6G) Linux swap /dev/sda5 Apple_Free Extra 1 @ 312581807 ( 0.5k) Free space Block size=512, Number of Blocks=312581808 DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktiktmg4ne=miujdfeksgfrtpqe+to0qkcdz5d...@mail.gmail.com