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Re: [suse-ppc] Dual Boot on New Apple iBOOK
- From: haystack <haystack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 11:36:20 -0400
- Message-id: <3B1A5974.845AF20B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks Joss!
Right now, Yaboot comes up & I have to manually type the path to the Linux root partition, but least it boots up as a linux notebook. ;)
I think I'll have to devote considerably more time then I had anticipated on this endeavor, but I'd like to thank you for your help.
Joss Winn wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 11:09:12PM -0400, haystack wrote:
> > I'm trying to install SUSE PPC v7.1 on the latest apple 500mhz G3 ibook as a dual boot system. After creating the 4 partitions, I did the following:
> >
> > 1) reinstalled MacOS 9.1 in the first partition
> > 2) copied the suseboot folder to the second partition
> > 3) created the swap partition in the third partition
> > 4) installed Linux on the fourth partition, and played with it for a while. :)
> >
> > This is the first Mac I've had, and I have no idea what the statement on page 89 means:
> > "First start up MacOS and drag the folder suseboot from the first CD onto the Linux Boot Volume and mark this in the control field 'Startup Volume' as active."
> >
> > I copied the suseboot folder, but what is a control field, and how do I mark it as active?
> >
> > Also, Linux doesn't recognize my network interface card, or the sound card.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> It means you should drag the 'suseboot' folder from the first CD on
> to the Linux Boot volume sitting on your Mac OS 9.1 desktop. Then,
> go to the Apple icon in the top left of your mac screen and select
> Control Panels (not 'control fields' - no such thing) and select
> 'Startup Disk'. You will be shown any HFS partitions that the Mac
> can boot off, one of which should be your Linux Boot partition.
> Click on it so it is selected ('active) and, providing it doesn't complain,
> reboot.
>
> good luck,
>
> Joss
> (why doesn't SUSE use ybin/yaboot on a bootstrap? It's sooo much
> better...YDL uses it, Debian uses it... providing an easy way to use
> configure with ybin would cut Linux on PPC mailing list traffic in half!)
> --
> http://www.josswinn.org
Right now, Yaboot comes up & I have to manually type the path to the Linux root partition, but least it boots up as a linux notebook. ;)
I think I'll have to devote considerably more time then I had anticipated on this endeavor, but I'd like to thank you for your help.
Joss Winn wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 11:09:12PM -0400, haystack wrote:
> > I'm trying to install SUSE PPC v7.1 on the latest apple 500mhz G3 ibook as a dual boot system. After creating the 4 partitions, I did the following:
> >
> > 1) reinstalled MacOS 9.1 in the first partition
> > 2) copied the suseboot folder to the second partition
> > 3) created the swap partition in the third partition
> > 4) installed Linux on the fourth partition, and played with it for a while. :)
> >
> > This is the first Mac I've had, and I have no idea what the statement on page 89 means:
> > "First start up MacOS and drag the folder suseboot from the first CD onto the Linux Boot Volume and mark this in the control field 'Startup Volume' as active."
> >
> > I copied the suseboot folder, but what is a control field, and how do I mark it as active?
> >
> > Also, Linux doesn't recognize my network interface card, or the sound card.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> It means you should drag the 'suseboot' folder from the first CD on
> to the Linux Boot volume sitting on your Mac OS 9.1 desktop. Then,
> go to the Apple icon in the top left of your mac screen and select
> Control Panels (not 'control fields' - no such thing) and select
> 'Startup Disk'. You will be shown any HFS partitions that the Mac
> can boot off, one of which should be your Linux Boot partition.
> Click on it so it is selected ('active) and, providing it doesn't complain,
> reboot.
>
> good luck,
>
> Joss
> (why doesn't SUSE use ybin/yaboot on a bootstrap? It's sooo much
> better...YDL uses it, Debian uses it... providing an easy way to use
> configure with ybin would cut Linux on PPC mailing list traffic in half!)
> --
> http://www.josswinn.org
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