Re: ibook + USB hard drive = yaboot failure
I seem to have solved my own problem after extensive investigation. My iBook
G4 now can boot Debian from a USB hard drive, leaving the internal drive
(with OSX) untouched.
I followed the instructions here:
http://www.orawski.com/~timon/debianppc-usb/
... and then I used the information on this page:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060301112336384
Specifically, I issued the command "setenv boot-device ud:2,\\:tbxi" in
openfirmware. It seems that I now have to do that every time I want to boot
Debian from the USB drive. Even though the variable is persistent, the
system just won't boot unless I re-issue that command followed by "mac-boot".
Does anyone know why? If I start the system while holding "option", the USB
drive does not show up.
Thanks,
Michael
On Sunday 09 July 2006 10:34 pm, Michael Hrivnak wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I want to install debian for use on my ibook on an external USB hard drive.
> The installation goes smoothly until it tries to install yaboot. It fails
> with no explanation, and I can't figure out why.
>
> I created the NewWorld boot partition as part of my manual partitioning,
> and it is the first partition on the drive. All other partitions are part
> of lvm (home, root, swap).
>
> I'm used to linux on PCs, so my knowledge of how macs boot is slim. Can
> you help me diagnose this? Hopefully it's a simple problem. I've googled
> and searched this list's archives with no luck.
>
> FWIW, this is the latest debian-ppc install cd with an ibook G4 and a 160GB
> external usb2.0 hard drive.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Michael
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