On Tue, Feb 13, 2001 at 10:17:55AM +0100, nicola moretti wrote:
Andrew Montague wrote:
I read on one of the yaboot FAQs that kernel 2.2.15 or greater is required for Yaboot to work. Unfortunately, I have 2.2.14 (SuSE 6.4). I would like to use the latest kernel but I believe 2.4.0 is not ready for the PPC. What is the most recent kernel available for the PPC? Is there any good FAQs on how to upgrade the kernel on the PPC?
This is strange, since I have successfully used yaboot with kernel 2.2.14 (SuSE 6.4) on a B/W G3... I have read somewhere that OS 9 ships vith a version of Drive Setup that is not compatible with Linux booting (sorry, don't remember where I saw it), so your problems may come from there. Try formatting your drive(s) with Drive Setup 1.7.3 (see http://asu.info.apple.com). And take a look at the "README_" file on CD#1: it tells how to use the generate_os_chooser script, the easiest way for configuring the os_chooser file.
regards nicola
OS 9 comes with the first version of Drive Set Up that can format Linux partitions. However, if you want to set up yaboot the way that the developer recommends, you should NOT use the apple Drive Set Up beyond making two HFS partitions: one for your mac and another block which will eventually be split up into your linux partitions. You do that with mac-fdisk. Anyway, don't take my word for it, all the info can be found at the yaboot FAQ, particularly under the 'how do i partition my hard drive?' link. All the info you need for a very smooth PPC boot set up starts here: http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ Complicated stuff but with patience and careful reading, it should go OK. good luck! best, joss -- http://www.josswinn.org/PGP_key.html