Lombard PowerBook G3 Won't Boot Off 8.6 CD

[Harvey Ussery]

Chris,   Looks like several of us are racking our brains on this 
one--sorry we're not coming up with more to help.  

You can't boot from the Mac install CD, right? And at this point I 
believe you said you can't even boot the YDL CD's.

Is your /etc/yaboot.conf configured to boot from the CD-ROM? Here is a 
copy of my yaboot.conf:

[harvey@dawg harvey]$ cat /etc/yaboot.conf
boot=/dev/hda2
device=/pci@f2000000/mac-io@17/ata-4@1f000/disk@0:
init-message="Welcome to Yellow Dog Linux!\nHit <TAB> for boot options.\n\n"
timeout=300
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
default=ydl

image=/boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-8e
        label=ydl
        partition=4
        root=/dev/hda4
        read-only
        initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-8e.img
        append="hdb=ide-scsi"

image=/boot/vmlinux-2.4.18-newpmac
        label=deb
        partition=6
        root=/dev/hda6
        read-only

image=/boot/vmlinux
        label=gen
        partition=7
        root=/dev/hda7
        sysmap=/boot/System.map
        read-only

macosx=/dev/hda3
delay=30
enablecdboot
enableofboot

#Remember to run ybin!!!

Notice the line at the bottom "enablecdboot." (And for that matter, 
"enableofboot.") Do you have that option enabled in YDL? If not, try 
setting it & see if that helps you boot from the Mac CD.

I can elaborate if needed.   HTH    --Harvey