Re: yaboot: How to load Debian8 netboot installation images directly from the boot: prompt?

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> wrote:

> >
> > Can the machine boot from a USB flash drive? Or over the network?
> > One of these approaches might be easier for you.
> >
>
> I'm trying to find out how to boot form USB. Boot from network also
> sounds good. I'll investigate how to setup a DHCP and TFTP server on
> my OS X (Yosemite) and how to boot iBook from network.

Here's a guide for Ubuntu, it might still be helpful to you if you can
use dnsmasq and (a normal) tftpd.

Cool that dnsmasq can serve both dhcp and tftp. I'll give it a try.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Netboot

Booting from the network is rather easy, and it is a nice thing to have
set up in case you might need it in a situation like this. Both of my
desktop machines at home are set up to boot from each other in case the
root disk fails on one of them, and it is really helpful when I need to
boot from something other than the normal root disk.

Here is a guide on how to boot an iBook G4 from USB:

http://ben-collins.blogspot.no/2010/08/booting-your-ibook-g4-from-usb-stick.html

I ever looked at this blog a few years ago when I was trying to install Debian 6 on my iBook but I failed to make it boot from USB. At last I used the Booting from Hard Disk way by downloading the image files to the OS X filesystem. (It's years ago and now I don't remember how. :)

-clark

> > Other than that, I'm afraid I can't help you - I know nothing about
> > yaboot.
> >
>
> I never know about yaboot and Open Firmware when I was using Mac OS X
> on the iBook. They're all mysterious to me. Still learning. :)

Keep going :)

Good luck,

Petter

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