Ok, back to square one: I command, option, P, R the prom then did an install wiping out the old partions my partitions are labled as follows Part. 1 is called Apple it is a newworld partition Part. 2 is called Untitled it is a newworld partion Part. 3 is called Untitled it is / ext3 Part. 4 is called Swap it is swap After I installed I followed the same directives: I went into yaboot.conf and changed the device to hd:Changing yaboot.conf did not seem to work. Do you have any other ideas? I'll be more than happy to give you any information you require to help me.
And thank you thus far. eric wrote:
reguarding these directions: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch07s01.html.en for NewWorld Macs, which is my caseShould I have partitioned my SCSI drive first with OS X to get an apple_bootstrap partition? And then do an installation, or use my Etch cd install to create the apple_bootstrap?eric wrote:Ok, I edited yaboot.conf.could you help me with open firmware? At one point open firmware was going to a linux 1st stage, but now I just get the mac question mark.my boot-device and boot-command are:boot-device /pci@f2000000/ATTO,ExpressPCIProUL3D@15,1/@0:3,\\:tbxiboot-command mac-boot ******************** boot-file boot-screen boot-args are all blank ******************** xavier grave wrote:sorry : in the yaboot.conf file boot=/dev/sda3 device=/pci@f2000000/ATTO,ExpressPCIProUL3d@15,1/@0: partition=4 root=/dev/sda4 timeout=30 ... becomes : boot=/dev/sda3 device=hd: partition=4 root=/dev/sda4 timeout=30 ... I had to do this on my old dual G5... Le vendredi 15 juin 2007 à 09:50 -0400, eric a écrit :in yaboot.conf or open firmware? xavier grave wrote:May be you should replace the device line by : device=hd: xavier Le vendredi 15 juin 2007 à 07:50 -0400, eric a écrit :*************yaboot.conf************************************** boot=/dev/sda3 device=/pci@f2000000/ATTO,ExpressPCIProUL3d@15,1/@0: partition=4 root=/dev/sda4 timeout=30 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot image=/boot/vmlinux label=Linux read-only initrd=/boot/initrd.img initrd-size=8192 ***************************************************************** ofpath /dev/sda4 /pci@f2000000/ATTO,ExpressPCIProUL3D@15,1/@0:4 I was in partition 4 getting all the above information. xavier grave wrote:Hi Eric,I just remembered something about the device field in yaboot.conf file.Can you send the result of your last yabootconfig please ?Before a yabootconfig can you do some tests : what is the result of theofpath command ? xavier Le mardi 12 juin 2007 à 12:42 -0400, Eric Benoit a écrit :Hi xavier, I think I want to check if my open firmware is correct first. I was able to run yabootconfig following your directions. I guess I just need to know whether or not I can rule out that it is a mis configuration of open firmware or yaboot, before I start messing around, can you help? Thanks.xavier grave wrote:Le mardi 12 juin 2007 à 09:52 -0400, Eric Benoit a écrit :I have a Apple G4 server model M5183. I've install Etch without a problem, however when I get to second stage boot... it freezes or hangs then the monitor turns black.my boot-device for open firmware(3)is:boot-device /pci/ATTO,ExpressPCIProUL3d@15/@0:11,\\:tbxi hd:,\\:tbxiI believe 11 is the partition linux / is on. help would be fantastic! ...and thank you.Hi, First you should reboot with your install CD. As soon as possible : execute a shell in in mount your / partition on /target for example. Then : # chroot /target # mount /proc # mount -a # yabootconfig # umount -a # umout /proc # exit # umount /targetThis procedure should able you to play with yaboot in order to findwhere the problem can be... Hope it will help. xavier