Re: Advice on a iBook ...
--- Blake Carlson <blake@coin-operated.net> wrote:
> Carlos -
>
> I just did my install on a TiBook the other day :)
> Unfortunately, the
> upgrade to unstable has been a rough road but things
> are looking good
> now. Got to get this keymap stuff taken care of
> ......
Is the TiBook the best option to run a dual or maybe
triple OS's (talking about Apple's mobile computing)
?, because I'm planning to buy one - any
recomendation?.
> Not sure if I'm understanding your message right,
> but "default=" in
> yaboot.conf is referring to a kernel image label.
> It's the default
> choice when you just hit enter after getting the
> boot prompt.
Yes ... that's right, "default=" is for the kernel
image, I got confused with the "defaultos=" (that I
already used with no success trying to change my OS to
MacOS by default ...)
> > default=Linux
>
> corresponds with
>
> > image=/vmlinux
> > label=Linux
> > root=/dev/hda10
> > append="video=atyfb:mode:800x600-8"
> > read-only
> > partition=10
>
>
> This way, you can add other kernel images and change
> the *default*
> kernel chosen when you boot Linux. I haven't tried
> this, but I bet you
> could change the default OS (between MacOS and
> Linux) on system boot by
> playing with the StartUp Disk control
> panel/preference thingy in MacOS.
> BTW - I don't think my config has a
> "macos=/dev/hdaXX" line.
Thanks, I'll try this in the Mac side of the moon !!!.
> -- Blake
>
Blessings all ... Carlos.
>
> CaRLoS mOGUeL wrote:
>
> > Based on ...
> >
> >
>
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/doc/mac-fdisk-basics.txt
> >
> > Now my partition table is ...
> >
> > /dev/hda1 ...
> > /dev/hda2 ...
> > /dev/hda3 ...
> > /dev/hda4 ...
> > /dev/hda5 ...
> > /dev/hda6 ...
> > /dev/hda7 ...
> > /dev/hda8 APPLE_Bootstrap bootstrap (800.0K)
> > /dev/hda9 APPLE_UNIX_SVR2 swap (100.0M)
> > /dev/hda10 APPLE_UNIX_SVR2 / (1001.3M)
> > /dev/hda11 Apple_HFS untitled2 (2.0G) //
> MacOS
> > /dev/hda7 ...
> >
> > I installed first the MacOS side an then Debian
> 2.2r0,
> > before restarting the Debian installation a opened
> a
> > shell a edited the yaboot.conf file like this ...
> >
> > default=Linux
> > boot=/dev/hda8
> > macos=/dev/hda11
> > device=hd:
> > delay=20
> > timeout=20
> > install=/target/boot/yaboot
> > magicboot=/target/etc/ofboot.b
> >
> > /* After the firts reboot I changed the path to
> > /boot/yaboot and /etc/ofboot.b without the /target
> */
> >
> > image=/vmlinux
> > label=Linux
> > root=/dev/hda10
> > append="video=atyfb:mode:800x600-8"
> > read-only
> > partition=10
> >
> > An use mkofboot -v -C /target/etc/yaboot.conf with
> no
> > errors. Now I boot straight to the Linux side and
> if I
> > keep the option key pushed it loads the graphical
> > loader between MacOS and Debian, I tried to change
> the
> > default OS to MacOS and choose Debian using the
> option
> > key ... I changed the "default" line to "macos"
> and
> > "/dev/hda11" in the yaboot.conf with no success
> ...
> > any other way ? (I run ybin after every
> modification
> > in the yaboot.conf file).
> >
> > As a note ... everytime I boot into linux it said
> > hd:8,\\:tbxi loading Kernel ... not a valid ELF
> image.
> >
> > Thanks in advanced ... now I feel that I'm walking
> to
> > the right way ( baby steps !!!).
> >
> > Blessings ... Carlos.
> >
> >
> > --- Ethan Benson <erbenson@alaska.net> wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 09:03:41AM -0700, CaRLoS
> >>mOGUeL wrote:
> >>
> >>>to Debian. Since that everytime I reboot or start
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>>iBook it sends me to the Open Firmware and
> nothing
> >>>
> >>you must have an 800K type Apple_Bootstrap
> partition
> >>appearing before
> >>all MacOS partitions, once that is there run
> >>/usr/sbin/yabootconfig
> >>
> >>--
> >>Ethan Benson
> >>http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
> >>
> >>
> >
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