On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:04:21 -0400, Joseph E. Sacco, PhD wrote: > On Sat, 2005-08-06 at 22:40, beartooth wrote:
>> Then how do I get YDL4, installed & updated & running fine, to boot to >> ANY CD not from Terrasoft? [....] > Sounds like you need to: > > (1) edit /etc/yaboot.conf to support booting from a CD (2) run > /sbin/ybin -v to re-install the yaboot loader to the bootstrap > partition. > > Here is an example of yaboot.conf: [My reader reformatted that along with something I wanted it to, and I've tried to restore it to match mine -- if your formatting below looks wrong in a significant way, that may tell us something.] > > # yaboot.conf generated by anaconda > > > boot=/dev/sdb2 > #ofboot=/dev/sdb2 > init-message="Welcome to Yellow Dog Linux! Hit <TAB> for boot options." > partition=4 > timeout=30 > install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot > magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot > delay=10 > enablecdboot > macosx=sdc:6 > > image=/boot/vmlinux-2.6.10-1.ydl.1smp > label=linux-ydl > read-only > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.10-1.ydl.1smp.img root=/dev/sdb4 > append="rhgb quiet" > > In this example: > * booting from a CD has been enabled Hmmm .... Mine also has the line enablecdboot right after the delay. It says it boots to /dev/hda2, but I suppose that's a difference between your machine and mine -- as is the fact that I have no OSX installed. It lacks the line about ofboot, but since that's commented out, I don't suppose it matters, right? My vmlinux is 2.6.8-1.ydl.7, with nothing about smp; maybe I need to do a separate "yum update kernel"?? initrd also has the same numbers as image, and also no smp. I don't have the rhgb quiet line; I certainly don't want the newfangled GUI substitute for boot messages; but I've managed to suppress it some other way ... > * OSX is installed on SCSI disk C, slice 6 * YDL-4.0.1 is installed on > SCSI disk B, slice 4 > > After editing/correcting your /etc/yaboot.conf file, So, since I already have the "enablecdboot" line, do I want to edit the file at all? If so, how? > run as root: > /sbin/ybin -v > > Use the "-v" flag [verbose] to how things are "blessed". I'll hold off running that till I see your reply. Many thanks so far! -- Beartooth Neo-Redneck, Linux Evangelist FC4, YDL 4; Pine 4.63, Pan 0.14.2.91; Privoxy 3.0.3; Dillo 0.8.5, Opera 8.01, Firefox 1.0.6, Epiphany 1.6.1 Remember that I have little idea what I am talking about. _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
