Re: booting a kernel through open firmware.
On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 09:58:20AM -0400, Fred Heitkamp wrote:
>
> A while back I recall reading somewhere that it is
> possible to boot a linux kernel directly from OF without
> using yaboot. I actually did this once myself but lost
> my record of it. I think I could use yaboot from say OS 9
> but I would like to figure this out anyway.
The instructions for using yaboot are in the manual (link in my .sig).
OpenFirmware is not a boot loader; yaboot was designed to bridge the
gap between OF and the kernel. If you'd like to see how it works,
download the source and check it out.
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