Cannot Boot on G4

[Jim Steed]

Hello Russell,

Thanks for the response.  I too can get into OS-X through the Option-key
GUI.  However, I cannot get into Linux no matter what I do.  It just won't
boot.

Would you please share with me how you configured your system to get Linux
working?  How did you partition your drive?  What numbers got assigned to
what partitions, and all that?  What type of dual g4 do you have and what
video card are you using?  Hopefully I will be able to recreate your luck.

Thanks,
jim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: yellowdog-general-admin@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> [mailto:yellowdog-general-admin@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com]On Behalf
> Of Russell T. Brunet
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 3:28 PM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: Cannot Boot on G4
>
>
> Jim,
>
> I have a similar problem. I get this same gray screen only when I fail to
> type an "l" when yaboot comes up to boot into linux. This happenes (I
> think) because when I installed ydl, it didn't recognize my osx or os 9
> partitions. So in order to load either of those OSs I have to
> hold down the
> option key at bootup. So as long as I enter a l when the yaboot screen
> comes up, it boots fine. to boot into a MacOS, I have to hold down option
> when I boot to get the mac bootloader.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Russell
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am trying to install YDL on a G4 Dual 1.25 GHz processor (the
> new G4 with
> >the four holes punched out of the front).  I have made it through the
> >install process, however, currently, I cannot get either YDL or
> Mac-OS-X to
> >boot from the Yaboot menu.  In either case, after a one line message, the
> >screen clears to a white-grey color, and the machine becomes completely
> >nonresponsive.
> >
> >After not receiving responses to previous messages to the list, I took a
> >risk and tried downgrading my video card (Radeon 9000 Pro to a
> Radeon 7000
> >Mac Version) and my monitor (ADC LCD to standard VGA), but after
> a reinstall
> >I am still stuck at the same white-grey screen.
> >
> >Has anyone seen this white-grey screen before?  What did you do to get
> >around it?  Has anyone successfully installed on a newer G4?  I have been
> >stuck at the same place for about 10 days now, and am really
> frustrated.  If
> >I could only get to a prompt, I would be so ecstatic, but all I
> get "Loading
> >second stage bootstrap" and a blank screen.
> >
> >Thanks for any information you can provide,
> >
> >jim steed
> >
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