Install Single HD YDL only Blue G3 won't yaboot

[bruce woller]

Ned:
For reasons unknown it seems that the MAC NV Ram is either not 
directing the boot process to use the elf file on your boot 
partition(that should have been created by mkofboot at installation).  
You might try a cold start holding down the <option><apple><f><o> keys 
simultaneously.  When the open firmware screen appears try typing 
'printenv'.  This should give you a screen full of NV ram settings.  
The one you are interested in is 'boot-device='.  This should describe 
the partition containing your boot code and yaboot.conf.  (something 
like ultra:6,\\:tbxi) If this is set properly then the boot partition 
probably didn't get created correctly.  There are some pretty good docs 
concerning the mac/linux boot process.  You might look at
  http://penguinppc.org/projects/yaboot/doc/yaboot-howto.shtml/

Regards,
Bruce
On Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 12:35  AM, net40 wrote:

> I'm not a Mac person but I wanted to recycle a Blue G3 w/ YDL 3.0. 
> Install
> appears to go just peachy but yaboot does not come up after reboot, 
> and I
> just get the mute little Mac Face / ? blinking folder. Yes, I read and
> followed all the install instructions (and manual 'bout 30 times). 
> Drive's
> configured as HD 0, partitions are in correctly (according to the 
> install
> companion guide...) no bueno. Any suggestions?
> Ned Campbell
> IT2k / nedville.com
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