Try running ybin with the "-v" option to see what can be learned.
It would be helpful if you would provide: (1) contents of /etc/yaboot.conf (2) output from "pdisk -l /dev/hda" -Joseph ===================================================================== On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 13:21 +0000, Enda Cronnolly wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I've just switched from SuSE 7.1 PPC to YDL after a buddy of mine showed me > his mac booting without the use of a CD, something which I've had to endure > for years. > > I haven't had much of a smooth run, with the various installations hanging at > the end at the post installation bit, but after my fourth attempt, now have a > complete YDL setup running, but no yaboot menu. > > My config: > PowerBook G4, tibook. > 1 x 20Gb hard disk dedicated 100% to linux > > output of fdisk -l : > Disk /dev/hda: 20.0 GB, 20003880960 bytes > 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38760 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 1 2 976+ 41 PPC PReP Boot > /dev/hda2 * 3 4 1008 83 Linux > /dev/hda3 5 1044 524160 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda4 1045 38760 19008864 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hda5 1045 1207 82120+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda6 1208 38760 18926680+ 83 Linux > > I boot the system from my YDL CD1, by specifying kernel linux root=/dev/hda6 > and I can log in and work pretty much the same as before with SuSE. > > If I login as root and run ybin, it exits cleanly, but on reboot, just get > the > flashing happy mac / ? icon to indicate that the OS can't be found. > > Is the above partition order OK? > Is the correct partition marked bootable, or should /dev/hda1 be bootable? > > I've tried the OF boot strings with no sucess. > I've zapped P Ram which eliminated the auto-dimmed screen at startup problem, > but didn't resolve the yaboot issue. > > Anyone got any ideas of what I could try? > > TIA, > > -Enda. > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' -- joseph_sacco [at] comcast [dot] net _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
