Re: startup jingle

2001-05-30 Thread Benjamin Kite
If you still have MacOS, this may work: http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,,MC13222,.html It says it doesn't work on all models. I think the ULAW of the arpeggio is actually in the hardware. The problem with disabling the arpeggio is that it is supposed to indicate that the sy

yaboot.conf: RTFM

2001-04-29 Thread Benjamin Kite
I did read the manual. Here's what it told me: partition=partno Specifies which partition to use if no explicit partition number is given in the image path. If this is not specified, the default is to use the first bootable

Re: New World G4 installation

2001-04-29 Thread Benjamin Kite
Prior to now, Ethan Benson wrote ::: :: :: On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 04:15:26AM -0700, Benjamin Kite wrote: :: > If you're not using BootX, you'll need to :: :: its a G4, you CANNOT use BootX on NewWorld hardware. don't do it, :: ever. :: I wouldn't presume to c

Re: New World G4 installation

2001-04-29 Thread Benjamin Kite
If you're not using BootX, you'll need to 1. Initialize your bootstrap partition (with mkofboot) 2. Edit the yaboot.conf file for your configuration 3. Install yaboot on the bootstrap partition (with ybin) 4. (in my experience) Mount the bootstrap partition and stick a kernel

Re: HELP ME !!!!

2001-03-24 Thread Benjamin Kite
Mount the root filesystem from a rescue disk or install image mkdir /tmp/foo mount /dev/ /tmp/foo then you can edit /tmp/foo/etc/passwd and /tmp/foo/etc/shadow to have no password field. Once you reboot, it shouldn't require a password. Be sure to re-set your root password ASAP. Prior to n

Re: ATA booting problems & solutions

2001-03-11 Thread Benjamin Kite
read off of iso9660 filesystems) I may just have to break down and boot from a floppy, but it would be nice to boot from nonremovable media. Prior to now, Benjamin Kite wrote ::: :: :: Prior to now, Ethan Benson wrote ::: :: :: :: :: > Problem 1: "ofpath" do

Re: ATA booting problems & solutions

2001-03-09 Thread Benjamin Kite
Prior to now, Ethan Benson wrote ::: :: :: > Problem 1: "ofpath" doesn't work on my system :: :: whenever you do this get booted, could you send me a tarball of :: /proc/device-tree ? with this i can add support to ofpath. :: I can do that from that HFS boot disk. I'll send that off to

Re: ATA booting problems & solutions

2001-03-08 Thread Benjamin Kite
Prior to now, Ethan Benson wrote ::: :: I'm convinced that quik succeeded in putting the bootblock on /dev/hdb2, (or at least I'm going to pretend to be for now) so I'm going about trying to boot from that partition. Problem 1: "ofpath" doesn't work on my system Problem 2: The

ATA booting problems & solutions

2001-03-07 Thread Benjamin Kite
ponds with: "DEFAULT CATCH!, code=FFF00300 at %SRR0: FF80BFD8 %SRR1: 8070") (I assume this means there's no drive there.) What to do? Help appreciated, Benjamin Kite