On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, nathan wagner wrote:
> The CD boots from open firmware with boot cd:\\yaboot
>
> "Welcome to yaboot version 0.9
> Wrong partition 1 signature
> Config file read, 2762 bytes
>
> Welcome to Mandrake Linux PPC!
> ...
> "
>
> I suspect that that wrong partition 1 signature warning might be the
> cause of the problem described below. It occurs after "Loading
> kernel..." and "Loading ramdisk..." as well.
>
No the partition signature thing is normal - has to do with the CD being a
hybrid image.
> My powerbook is a 500 MHz G3, purchased in the summer of 2000 with the
> translucent bronze keyboard.
>
> I chose install-text from the yaboot prompt.
> It goes through a mouse config, and then gives me
> "No free space for 1MB bootstrap! Install will continue, but to boot
> your system, you'll need to create the bootstrap partition in DiskDrake"
> and an OK button. Which i select.
>
> Next dialog:
> "The DrakX Partitioning wizard found the following solutions:"
> and two buttons. "Use existing partition" and "Erase entire disk"
>
> Fine, i think. Erase the disk. I backed up yellowdog before i started
> this.
>
> Next dialog:
> "ALL existing partitions and their data will be lost on drive hda (11GB,
> IBM-DARA-212000)"
> I picked OK.
>
> (And as an aside, i've gone through these dialogs several times, picking
> different options along the way. The all get me to the loop...)
>
> Next dialog (Heading is "Error"):
> "An error occurred
> Need bootstrap partition to boot system!." <-- might want to fix having
> both . and ! there
> with an OK button.
>
> and then we are back to the "No free space for 1MB bootstrap!..."
> dialog.
>
I was specifically asked to rework this before RC1. I don't have a
machine that I can sacrifice the drive at the moment, but I guess I better
shutdown my Powerbook and pull the drive and go through this. I though
the chanes were verified in Paris.
> So... how do i create a bootstrap partition. Also, at this point,
i > can't boot into either MacOS or my preexisting yellowdog partition.
>
Umm - "Erase whole drive" would do this....
Stew Benedict
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