On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 02:43:37PM -0700, Sam Powers wrote: > > > > hda7 is my bootstrap partition, everything before that is random whatevers > from > > hd setup.. hd:7\\:tbxi is the right thing to use in openfirmware, right? > > no hd:7,\\:tbxi note the comma oh, right, the comma.. i had that, but wasn't on the powerbook sending this mail..
> > ## Comment out if you have a newworld compatible nvsetenv (ybin can > > ## likely detect the incompatible version) when commented out ybin > > ## will update the boot-device variable in OpenFirmware to the > > ## bootstrap partition. > > nonvram > > comment out nonvram, since you run woody you have the updated > powerpc-utils, this will fix OF for you and you won't have to fsck > with OF setenv or boot commands. hmm, when running ybin with nonvram commented out, i get: ybin: Warning: Incompatible version of `nvsetenv', nvram will not be updated > > > also, is there somewhere i can get more info on openfirmware in this > > wallstreet, like all the interesting variables in there like oem-banner, > > oem-logo and stuff? > > they are part of the OpenFirmware specification, Apple does not > document thier broken implementation of OF very well at all. i think > you have to pay for the OF spec, but i have an older draft copy in .ps > format if you want it. (warning: its huge, dry and boring) No thanks. :) Just tried changing yaboot.conf as you suggested.. since it can't do the nvsetenv, i figure i've gotta boot into of to change the variable.. after changing the conf (removed ofboot), i did ybin then mkofboot -v, is that the right order? the of session looked something like this: 0 > setenv boot-device hd:7,\\:tbxi ok 0 > boot can't OPEN: hd:7,\\:tbxi ok 0 > set-defaults ok 0 > boot hd:7,\\yaboot [kicked into macos] Man, how I wish we just had a plain boot sector, and a nice working version of grub!
