Re: bootx vs yaboot vs ?
aamedol wrote:
> Against the warning of Bootx documents on new world macs:
> Tried BootX with an image placed it in appropiate place, chose setup
> in BootX pointed it to the .gz file. Strike the magic linux button and...
> a click but just freezes my screen and goes nowhere. I have all the files
> suggested (linux, bootargs, boot-floppy-hfs.img, driver-1.bin ect) and
> in the right places. I assume os 9.0.4 has a lot to do with this as I've
> read.
What kernel are you using? You want to make sure that you are using a new one,
try BenH's precompiled kernels (http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh)
The ROM that gets installed with MacOS 9.0.4 makes BootX unreliable.
> guess what I need to know is what to do to get my machine to give me
> a choice of whether I should boot to macos (one its own partition) or
> linux.
> I know yaboot should be my hero :) But let's just say I'm not catching on
> to something cause I simply lack the skillz atm :)
Erm...what? It's not a question of not knowing how to use BootX, it's a
question of BootX being unable to function properly. Check out the yaboot
FAQ: http://www.linuxppc.org/ybin/doc/yaboot-faq.html
HTH
--Nelson Abramson
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