On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 10:37:38PM -0700, Paschoud Alain wrote: > > For the moment, yaboot doesn't let me any choice, it try to start and stop when it doesn't find the kernel. newwer yaboots let you manually load an image. > > > >#1, /target/ is the path within the install program _only_. Linux mounts all > >volumes within one directory structure, and within the installer your root > >directory is actually a RAM disk. /target is where the system you are > >installing is mounted, within that RAM disk directory structure, for the > >duration of the installation. But when you want to actually boot into your > >new installation, there will be no more /target because your new > >installation will be the root of the directory structure. this is not relevant. > >#2, I don't think the symlink /vmlinux which is placed in your new system by > >the installer is recognized by the bootloader. That is probably a bug which > >should be fixed. In any case, I and others have had success by editing the > >yaboot.conf and making the image=/boot/vmlinux-2.2.19. You might also get > >the same results by including the same --image= option in your mkofboot > >command. (it works because that's the actual kernel location and name for > >the Debian 2.2r3 installation). the symlink was created on potato r2. > > All that you say here seems logical and correct. But unfortunately, I don't manage to find a good solution. see my earlier mail, you not running mkofboot properly. > I'v found that the path of my kernel was : /boot/vmlinux-2.2.18pre21 (perhaps that I haven't the last version). The logical link "vmlinux" points to the right pass. then its because you left out --partition and/or --device ultra1: > I tried to add --image option, I tried to give boot path when prompted by yaboot... it never find it. I now understand why Benjamin Kite put the kernel on the bootstrap partition. I don't want to do such special things. So does anyone has another experience that can help me for this problem ? > you should NEVER EVER put kernels on the bootstrap partition. you never need to, you only need to read documnetation and run mkofboot *CORRECTLY* again see my earlier mail yaboot is failing because you left out --device the documentation says this is required for any disk other then /dev/hda. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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