On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 09:12:05PM -0500, Pan wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Chris Tillman wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 12:18:42AM -0500, Pan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Have you created an Apple_Bootstrap partition and set up the dual-boot > > > > options in yaboot? > > > > > > Yes... and as long as I boot off the same drive, I have no problems. The > > > problems is when I select a different drive to boot of. Not a different > > > partition, but a different drive. > > > > Perhaps you could post your yaboot.conf? > > > > > Here it goes: > > ## yaboot.conf generated by yabootconfig 1.0.4 > ## > ## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you > have!! > ## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example configurations. > ## > ## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of: > ## bsd=/dev/hdaX, macos=/dev/hdaY, macosx=/dev/hdaZ > > boot=/dev/hda6 > ofboot=hd:6 ^^^^^^^^^^^ According to man yaboot.conf, this should no longer be used. > device=hd: > partition=8 > root=/dev/hda8 > delay=10 > timeout=20 > install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot > magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot > hide ^^^^ I wonder why you are using this. If you are mounting the bootstrap partition in MacOS, it will always de-bless it and that would explain your problem. > > defaultos=macos > #defaultos=linux > > nonvram ^^^^^^^ You would normally not want this, it disables ybin from automatically setting the OF path. > > image=/vmlinux > label=Linux > read-only > > macos=hd:11 ^^^^^^^^^^^ It may not make a difference, but this global option should appear above the image= line.
Also, I thought you mentioned macos was on your slave drive. So that should not be hd: hd -> internal ide master ultra1 -> internal ide slave ide0 -> secondary controller master ide1 -> secondary controller slave You can also use the Linux-style pathname here instead. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
