Peter, I join Peter Brechbuehl's description. Copy the Suse Boot map on your small Mac OS start partition for Linux (I don't remember if you have to run any tool after doing that) I didn't change the firmware. Only, after I was able to start the standard installed kernel, updated lilo, so installing newer kernels is more easy. Hope this helps. If not, carefully read the Suse manual. There is also a special mac linux 'startup' site on the web, I think from the author of bootX or yaboot, don't remember Jaap-Jan On vrijdag, juli 19, 2002, at 09:24 , peter brechbuehl wrote:
Hello Peter!
I can feel with you, reinstalling since 2 years at least 10 times linux, still not having a possibility to make backups....
Ok, how I solved the problem with direct booting:
- I took the suseboot-file from the CD SuSe-Linux 7.0 - Putted it into a partition called "Linux boot" - Replaced the Kernel "vmlinux" with that one of CD SuSe-Linux 7.3 - Gave it the name "vmlinux" - modified the file suseboot on partitioin "Linux boot" like it is described in the german book "SuSe Linux 7.3, PowerPC Edition-das Handbuch" from page 111 - I didn't change the OpenFirmware. - Just mark yaboot bootable. suseboot looks exactly like this: - BootX Extension - BootX App - Finder - os-chooser (as SimpleText File) - System - tools (with MacGzip, mark os-chooser bootable, mark yaboot bootable, pdisk) - vmlinux - yaboot - yaboot.conf (as SimpleText File) - yaboot.debug
With this configuration, my Computers (both Cube and PB3 FireWire) start up with Linux. To start the MacOS I have to press down the alt key.
I hope, it will help you! Peter, Berne, Switzerland Am Freitag den, 19. Juli 2002, um 08:08, schrieb Peter Haas:
Hello,
I`ve got a further question: Can you boot linux from your HD, if yes, how did you set it up
- just the simple installation? -konfiguring with LiLo with Linux? -konfiguring with special Scripts with MacOS? -konfiguring in the OpenFimware? I`m nearly fed up with reinstalling, and I am not content with just booting from CD.
Peter
Am Donnerstag den, 18. Juli 2002, um 20:58, schrieb Jaap-Jan Boor:
Hi,
I have running OS 9/OS X and Suse 7.1 ppc running, all on 1 HD.
1 big HFS+ partition with both OS 9 and OS X, 1 small HFS boot partition to boot Linux, 1 larger ext2 partition, and a swap
I uses yaboot to select with space bar the 'current' active Mac OS, otherwis it boots linux
this works on a new-world slot loading iMac
Jaap-Jan
On donderdag, juli 18, 2002, at 04:56 ,
wrote: How do you have the two setup on your mac ?
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