Re: problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-09-02 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 05:34:28PM +0800, Kin Chung wrote: > >Ethan Benson wrote: > >/me ponders adding mandatory checks to ybin to enforce the > >Apple_Bootstrap type. > > But... that would make it user-friendly! :-p > > Seriously, though, that is a very good idea, at least until Apple > decides

Re: problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-09-02 Thread Kin Chung
Ethan Benson wrote: /me ponders adding mandatory checks to ybin to enforce the Apple_Bootstrap type. But... that would make it user-friendly! :-p Seriously, though, that is a very good idea, at least until Apple decides to break things again. Cheers, Kin Hoong ___

Re: problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-09-01 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, Sep 01, 2001 at 01:22:04AM -0700, Arrigo Benedetti wrote: > > Yes, after changing the type of the bootstrap partition to Apple_Bootstrap > it works. I was following the instructions at > http://www.xiph.org/~jack/ibook/instnotes.html which suggest to make the > bootstrap partition of type

Re: problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-09-01 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 09:39:47PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 10:45:14AM -0700, Arrigo Benedetti wrote: > >> > >> 2. At some point I had a graphical menu for the selection of the OS to > >> boot, > >>now the menu is text only. Why is that? > > > > yaboot and ybin

Re: problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-09-01 Thread Arrigo Benedetti
Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 10:45:14AM -0700, Arrigo Benedetti wrote: > > > > I have two problems with yaboot/ybin on an iBook where I installed Debian > > 2.2r3, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X in separate disk partitions. I upgraded > > to the latest ybin version.

Re: problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-08-31 Thread Chris Tillman
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 10:45:14AM -0700, Arrigo Benedetti wrote: >> >> 2. At some point I had a graphical menu for the selection of the OS to boot, >>now the menu is text only. Why is that? > > yaboot and ybin do not support bloated unecessary GUI interfaces for > choosing OSes. Translatio

Re: problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-08-31 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 10:45:14AM -0700, Arrigo Benedetti wrote: > > I have two problems with yaboot/ybin on an iBook where I installed Debian > 2.2r3, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X in separate disk partitions. I upgraded > to the latest ybin version. > > 1. After a reboot from Mac OS 9 I can't get int

problem with yaboot/ybin on iBook

2001-08-31 Thread Arrigo Benedetti
I have two problems with yaboot/ybin on an iBook where I installed Debian 2.2r3, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X in separate disk partitions. I upgraded to the latest ybin version. 1. After a reboot from Mac OS 9 I can't get into the open firmware menu pressing the 'option' key during boot. What I have