On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 09:02:24AM +0200, Bruno Waes wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Sharp" <andy@netfall.com> > To: "Bruno Waes" <bruno@waes.be> > Cc: <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 9:59 PM > Subject: Re: new installation - Next step ! > > > copy the root.bin file from the CD to somewhere on your hard disk, > > and specify that to BootX as the ramfs. make sure your CD is in the > > drive and you should be able to proceed from there. > > ok i did that, placed the root.bin file in the root of the 'Macintosh HD' > and the boot parameters i gave in bootx were : > > /dev/hda6 (that in the 'root device' field in bootx) > > and > > initrd=/root.bin (this in the 'more kernel arguments' field) root= and initrd= are contradictory. bootx is annoying about initrd, the way you have to do i think is create a Linux\ Kernels directory and put the kernel and root.bin in there, but you have to rename root.bin to ramdisk.image.gz unless benh changed that in the last 2 years. then just check the use ramdisk box. > oh one more question, when i am able to boot into the windows installer, ... windows installer? what are you smoking? can i have some? > can i safely delete the partitions i have now (and thus delete macos and > bootx), i mean, does the installation of the bootloader (i think it is quik > or miboot) in the installer works ok ? miboot is not installed by the installer, because its a generally sucky bootloader for general purpose it was designed for CDs and floppies (CDs is a miserable failure since it needs proprietary drivers) quik will be installed but you will have to reconfigure OpenFirmware yourself in order for it to be booted. that reconfiguration varies from machine to machine and oldworld OF is fickle. see the list archives, there is a liklyhood that quik will either not work or be difficult to get working. if you nuke MacOS be sure you have a alternate means of booting and a serial terminal. you will need it. if it was a newworld box its no sweat, they boot without macos very easily. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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