Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2006-06-14 Thread Daniel Gimpelevich
On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:41:36 -0700, Warner Scott wrote: > I hope you got an answer to this question because I'm having the same > problem. > > iMac G3 266Mhz > > I have to admit that I was surprisingly disappointed in the lack of > information and instruction on this install. No wonder Linux

Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2006-06-14 Thread Warner Scott
I hope you got an answer to this question because I'm having the same problem. iMac G3 266Mhz I have to admit that I was surprisingly disappointed in the lack of information and instruction on this install. No wonder Linux is not used by more people. Sorry, just had to vent. Scott --

Re: Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2005-12-11 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Sun, 2005-12-11 at 23:04 +, Michael Gilbert wrote: > Stephen > > to cut a long story short I am getting "load size is too small" when > trying to boot a mac Ibook using open firmware after installing OSX > 3.4.9. This should have been very straightforward but is not. Every > time I try

Re: Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2005-12-11 Thread Michael Gilbert
Stephen to cut a long story short I am getting "load size is too small" when trying to boot a mac Ibook using open firmware after installing OSX 3.4.9. This should have been very straightforward but is not. Every time I try to boot I get the prohibited logo similar to a no entry sign. If y

Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2004-09-25 Thread Steve Richter
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:26:52 -0400, Derrik Pates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Richter wrote: > > got back: > > cant OPEN: hd:,\\yaboot > > > > Why cant it open yaboot? > > Because it wasn't in the blessed folder, I guess, based on what you're > telling me below. > > > is there an open fir

Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2004-09-25 Thread Derrik Pates
Steve Richter wrote: got back: cant OPEN: hd:,\\yaboot Why cant it open yaboot? Because it wasn't in the blessed folder, I guess, based on what you're telling me below. is there an open firmware command that shows all the file systems? The contents of the Mac HD folder ( the root folder

Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2004-09-25 Thread Steve Richter
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 08:55:41 -0400, Derrik Pates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Richter wrote: > > The 4 files ( yaboot, yaboot.conf, root.bin, linux.bin ) have been > > copied to the root level of the hard drive. > > > > boot the iMac to the open firmware prompt > > > > run the command: > > b

Re: yaboot error - load size is too small

2004-09-25 Thread Derrik Pates
Steve Richter wrote: The 4 files ( yaboot, yaboot.conf, root.bin, linux.bin ) have been copied to the root level of the hard drive. boot the iMac to the open firmware prompt run the command: boot hd:0,yaboot There's no partition 0, _ever_, with an Apple partition map. It doesn't exist. You