On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 05:46:05PM -0700, Sam Powers wrote: > > > hmm, when running ybin with nonvram commented out, i get: > > ybin: Warning: Incompatible version of `nvsetenv', nvram will not be > updated > > hmm, maybe dan didn't include `unstable' in the powerpc-utils > upload... > > install the powerpc-utils package from potato-proposed-updates, that > will fix this problem.
uh, i'm running woody.. same version, again.. > > 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: > > thats redundant ;-) mkofboot and ybin do EXACTLY the same thing > EXCEPT, mkofboot erases and creates a new HFS filesystem first. you > only really need to run mkofboot once, then ybin from there on after. > for a dedicated bootstrap partition your certainly free to run > mkofboot every time instead of ybin though. nah, now that i know that.. :) > and mail me /tmp/ofboot.b (privately, no need to spam the list with > such a large file) i want to make sure its being generated properly. alright > > ok > > 0 > set-defaults ok > > 0 > boot hd:7,\\yaboot > > [kicked into macos] > > now this is REALLY wierd here, macos should never boot when your > mucking around in the OF prompt. oh, i hit return there, too.. > boot hd:7,ofboot.b macos. > and > > dir hd:7 can't OPEN the DIR device.. nutty eh? > the only other thing i can think of is hd: is not the right alias, but > does not seem likely.. do a printenv boot-device after that > set-defaults and tell me what it is (should be hd:,\\:tbxi) it's /AAPL,ROM.. sigh
