On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 06:35:46PM -0500, Stephen R Marenka wrote: > > I understand that, the problem with check_for_native_partition is that > it is called after any disk is partitioned, so I'm not sure there's a > good way to check for root and Apple_Bootstrap on the same disk. That > may have to be checked when root is mounted. That's why I abandoned > check_for_native partition originally. What I was thinking about was > checking for the existence of an Apple_Bootstrap partition on any disk > after any disk is formatted. If none exists, then raise an alarm > (complete with continue anyway, let me be an idiot). at mount of root might not be bad... > I was thinking more on relying on existing documentation and mail > archives. I only have a 7500 and a 7600 available for testing. that would do.. or maybe we could ask a second question about setting output-device if the machine is in the list of `we think it will work' > > it, so a symlink to boot/vmlinux-foo becomes a symlink to simply > > vmlinux-foo. > > Oh right. Since my patch added a preceding /, you might not want that > bit. Although, I'm not still not clear why you'd want that symlink. > Doesn't it depend on your current working directory? What am I missing? otherwise a specific kernel version is written into /etc/yaboot.conf, if we point yaboot at a symlink the user only has to repoint the symlink on kernel upgrades, no need to edit /etc/yaboot.conf and rerun ybin. kernel-image .debs will do that automatically (an in /boot rather then / if so configured in /etc/kernel-img.conf). yaboot won't have a problem with a relative symlink so long as it works within /boot alone (if its a partition). so a symlink foo -> bar will work with yaboot, but a symlink foo -> /boot/bar will not since /boot is / as far as yaboot cares. i think i am going to delete the /vmlinux symlink if /boot is a partition, it will only annoy yabootconfig and cause confusion i think. > > i am not seeing any change to that right now though.. you sure you > > commited that change? > > My screen still says bootconfig.c new version 1.98. Hmmmm. Maybe I'll do > a fresh checkout to see what's going on. i saw the quik dialog changes, but nothing in that symlink stuff.. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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