Re: report install debian on powerbook G4
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 06:53:35PM +0100, Eric Deveaud wrote:
>
> > 4) get the SystemDisk tool from apple
> > <URL:ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/macosxserver/utilities/>
> > with this one note the number of the partition or the shared
> > partition eg: XX
>
> i don't understand why you need this utility?
cause it's the easiest way to find the partition number, to use in OF,
for a newbie like me ;-))
>
> > DON'T do "disk bootable" instead go to the console, copy the
> > linux-kernel-2.2.18 to your /boot partition, name it vmlinux-2.2.18
>
> there is another step, relink /target/vmlinux to boot/vmlinux-2.2.18,
> then run:
>
> mkofboot -b /dev/hdaNN -m /usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot --root /dev/hdaYY
>
> where /dev/hdaNN is your Apple_Bootstrap partition, and /dev/hdaYY is
> your root partition. this will install a working bootstrap on your
> bootstrap partition making the disk immediatly bootable. after you
> boot into debian you still need to write your own /etc/yaboot.conf and
> rerun ybin.
instead of that I boot again under OF, and at boot prompt I use
hd:YY,/boot/vmlinux-2.2.18 root=/dev/hdaYY
setup apt, perform the minimal installation, setup yaboot.conf
and run mkofbot at this momment
> instead use:
>
> image=/boot/vmlinux-2.2.18 # or better point to a symlink
> partition=YY
> the rest as you have it.
hum... it seem that I haven't read enough man yaboot.conf
OK I will correct this,
> also if you kept macos, add a:
>
> macos=/dev/hdaCC which is your macos partition.
right I forgive to notice that.
thanks for the precision, corection you've pointed
Eric
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