Question: does anyone use MacOS9.2 (Classic) + MacOSX + SuSE Linux on a G3?
Alain,
On my powerbook I use yaboot/ybin to quintuple-boot between
MacOS9/MacOSX/Suse7.3/YellowDogLinux2.1/NetBSD. You can get yaboot/ybin at
http://www.penguinppc.org/projects/yaboot/ (they are distributed together
now). It is quick and easy to install following the directions on the site
(I installed from sources and it took only about a minute or two.) Suse
also uses the yaboot bootloader, but uses lilo to generate a chrp-script
("boot-script," this lets you select between Linux and MacOS with the space
bar at startup.) Ybin, however, generates a chrp-script that provides a
simple dual/triple boot menu at startup, based on the options in the file
/etc/yaboot.conf. Note, however, that booting this way is probably not
covered by suse's installation support.
Here is a copy of my /etc/yaboot.conf, in case you decide to try this:
---start file---
# ybin options
boot=/dev/hda11
macos=/dev/hda9
macosx=/dev/hda10
bsd=/dev/hda15
magicboot=/usr/local/lib/yaboot/ofboot
delay=10
defaultos=macosx
enablecdboot
# yaboot options
init-message="\nWelcome to Linux\n\n"
timeout=50
default=suse
# yaboot images
image=/boot/vmlinux
partition=13
label=suse
root=/dev/hda13
image=/boot/vmlinux
partition=14
label=yellowdog
root=/dev/hda14
---end file---
!!! also remember to run the program "ybin" every time you edit yaboot.conf.
-Kevin Carney