Older iMac and ibook not booting from SuSE LinuxPPC 7.1 CD1
I just recently got my retail copy of SuSE 7.1 for PowerPC. I could not boot my CD1 via open firmware on a rev. B iMac and my iBook 333. Has anyone having these problems, If you do please post what New World PowerMac you have on this thread. Old world Macs are invited to post too. My hardware configuration" IMac rev. b 233 192.MB RAM 40GIG HD Open Firmware version 3.0.f2 Thanks All, Allan -- "Windows - A thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition." (Anonymous USEnet post)
I noticed on SuSE's web page that it says 7.1 comes with KDE2 Pre-Release? Is that a typo? Also was wondering if sound is working correctly on KDE2? I have a G4 400 Thanks, Phil
On Sat, Apr 21, Phil wrote:
I noticed on SuSE's web page that it says 7.1 comes with KDE2 Pre-Release? Is that a typo?
It is a mistake! It is KDE 2.0.1 and there are more mistakes: Kernel 2.4.2 instead of 2.4 and XFree 4.0.2 instead of XFree 4.0.1.
Also was wondering if sound is working correctly on KDE2? I have a G4 400
At least our G4 machines have nice ALSA sound ... should be the same with your machine ;-)
Thanks,
Phil
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My hardware configuration" IMac rev. b 233 192.MB RAM 40GIG HD Open Firmware version 3.0.f2
Same problem.. Try to use bootx from macos 8.6 and not from 9.1. I think that the problem is in the yaboot 1.1.1 or in the fake system folder (when I try to boot from the linux_boot partition the system returns to 9.1
:/ )
Imac Rev. A 300mhz 192 mb ram 30 gig hd Openfirmware 3.0.f2 To suse... I think that is a good idea to test on every machine you decide to support before go on GM >>:/ -- Daniele Tabanella tabanella@mac.com
HI, I've email suse about this and they could not reproduce the problem of Not Booting via "holding the C key" since they don't have any imac rev A or B. They said I have to upgrade my firmware, but I do have the latest firmware for my iMac rev B. I do maintain 3 different partition with Mac Os 9.1, Mac OS 9.0.4 and Mac OS X. I can use bootx to boot to linux via Mac OS 9.0.4 and I did install it. But what about those people that are using iMacs rev A. & B running Mac OS 9? Should they be force to downgrade to 9.0.4 just to get linux working on their imacs? The best thing to do is release a patch CD, that will boot imacs rev a and rev b. I have to get in touch with robert shaw he rans a small website that is dedicated on Linux on B&W G3's. I just ask for a RMA# so I can send the CD back to suse for a refund Allan
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My hardware configuration" IMac rev. b 233 192.MB RAM 40GIG HD Open Firmware version 3.0.f2
Same problem.. Try to use bootx from macos 8.6 and not from 9.1. I think that the problem is in the yaboot 1.1.1 or in the fake system folder (when I try to boot from the linux_boot partition the system returns to 9.1
:/ )
Imac Rev. A 300mhz 192 mb ram 30 gig hd Openfirmware 3.0.f2
To suse... I think that is a good idea to test on every machine you decide to support before go on GM >>:/
-- "Windows - A thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition." (Anonymous USEnet post)
On Sat, Apr 21, Terminus, Inc. Software Distribution wrote:
I just recently got my retail copy of SuSE 7.1 for PowerPC. I could not boot my CD1 via open firmware on a rev. B iMac and my iBook 333. Has anyone having these problems, If you do please post what New World PowerMac you have on this thread. Old world Macs are invited to post too.
My hardware configuration" IMac rev. b 233 192.MB RAM 40GIG HD Open Firmware version 3.0.f2
Can you be more specific? I didn't check all the related support mails yet. You can boot CD1, is yaboot able to load the config file or do you get an error before the boot: prompt appears? Can you boot from the Linux boot partition with the new yaboot? The suseboot folder should look like that: f FNDR/MACS 286 0 Sep 14 1999 Finder f APPC/BooX 70610 65798 Jan 30 2000 BootX App f scri/BooI 150948 0 Jan 30 2000 ? BootX Extension f BINA/???? 0 57360 Mar 31 2000 yaboot.debug f pref/BooX 1710 0 May 17 2000 BootX Settings f Gzip/Gzip 0 1259186 May 30 2000 ramdisk.image.gz d 5 items May 31 2000 tools f zsys/MACS 92621 0 Sep 19 2000 System f ????/UNIX 0 3057086 Mar 1 10:45 vmlinux f tbxi/chrp 0 2140 Mar 9 18:32 os-chooser f BINA/UNIX 0 150480 Mar 9 18:32 yaboot f TEXT/R*ch 0 204 Mar 9 18:32 yaboot.conf Remove the "Mac OS Rom" file, and run "Mark yaboot bootable". Only one file should have the tbxi/chrp TYPE/CREATOR flags. The "Mac OS Rom" file will always boot the CD, that is both a bug and a feature. ;( Can you replace the yaboot file with the yaboot.debug binary in the tools folder? Do you get something like a "phandle = 0" line? There should be no value 0. I don't have such an iMac to verify it here. Gruss Olaf -- $ man clone BUGS Main feature not yet implemented...
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