[SOLVED-sort of]: Re: Can't start installation via yaboot at OpenFirmware prompt

[Kent West <westk@nicanor.acu.edu>]

Kent West wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
>
> Recap: I haven't been able to start the Debian installation from the 
> OpenFirmware prompt. I type something like
>     boot hd:9,yaboot
> (where 9 is the MacOS Standard partition that contains the four "boot" 
> files, including "yaboot"), and I get an error message like:
>     can't OPEN:  hd:9,yaboot
>
> I have a zip drive in this Blue&White, so I thought I'd give it a try. I 
> popped in a zippie, which wanted to be initialized. I init'd it as MacOS 
> Standard, and dropped the four files on it. Then rebooted into the OF 
> prompt. I typed:
>     boot zip:2,yaboot (all the way through :10)
> and each time got the same error message as above.
>
> This is beginning to look like an OpenFirmware issue. My version is 
> 3.1.1. Does anyone know of any issues with this version. Can it be 
> upgaded (like "flashing the BIOS" on i386 architecture)?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kent


I tried the command "boot" by itself, and got an error referencing
	ide0/0:12 :thptpt (or something similar)
so on a lark, I tried
	boot ide0/@:7
(without the "yaboot" even)
and the Debian installer started up. I believe I'm in business. It's 
downloading drivers/modules/base from the 'net as I type. Yea!

Thanks for everyone's input.

Kent



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