On Thu, 2004-08-05 at 21:33 +0100, Ken Moffat wrote: > On Thu, 5 Aug 2004, Matthew T. Atkinson wrote: > > > > > I'm aware that the PowerBook G4 has ``Open Firmware'' -- is this part of > > the BIOS or some kind of in-ROM bootloader? I have searched on the > > Apple web site and can't find any definitive answer, nor a list of the > > numerous keyboard shortcuts there are for it. To me, it seems a bit > > like GRUB, but I am not sure exactly what it is. The only thing I've > > learnt so far, from the Apple site, is that it is separate from the > > POST. > > > OF is primarily the equivalent of the bios, and like any bios it knows > how to boot (but not how to _select_ an OS to boot). So far, I haven't > found any comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts. That's not true :-) Press the "alt" key after the "bong" (don't release it until you see the something new) Surprise!! :-P > > > Regarding partitioning and bootloaders like GRUB: If I re-install OSX, > > creating a suitable Linux partition and then install Sarge, will its > > installation routine be able to set up GRUB to allow me to boot OSX or > > Linux? > > > > Last I heard, grub (v2) wasn't ready for ppc. I expect it's come on > since then, but at the moment you'll be using yaboot. I don't run OSX > so I don't know the exact specifics of disk-partitioning for it, but > it's documented on the yaboot site (look for it at www.penguinppc.org, I > think). > Cheers > Ken -- Carlos Perelló Marín Debian GNU/Linux Sid (PowerPC) Linux Registered User #121232 mailto:carlos@pemas.net || mailto:carlos@gnome.org http://carlos.pemas.net Valencia - Spain
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