OS X 10.2.8 causing problems for YDL 3.0?

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> 
> From: Bill Fink <billfink@mindspring.com>
> Date: 2003/09/27 Sat PM 09:11:50 CDT
> To: YellowDog Linux General <yellowdog-
general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> CC: Bill Fink <billfink@mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: OS X 10.2.8 causing problems for YDL 3.0?
> 
> On Wed Sep 24 2003, someone wrote:
> 
> > > I've got a 12" Powerbook G4. I just upgraded OS X from version 10.2.6
> > > to
> > > 10.2.8. Afterwards I noticed that the computer suddenly shutdown while
> > > attempting to boot into YDL 3.0.
> > >
> > > I use yaboot as my boot manager, and the shutdown occurs early in the
> > > YDL
> > > boot process, i.e., before the "Welcome to Yellow Dog Linux" message
> > > that
> > > appears in yellow text.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else encountered this problem and, if so, is there a fix?
> > 
> > > Yes. Same problem here on a TiBook. I make it past yaboot, the first
> > > few lines of boot code snap on the screen (before the YDL boot image),
> > > and the computer shuts down. It's so early in the process that the
> > > linux root partition never mounts.
> > 
> > > Under MacOS X, I mounted the bootstrap to a /Volume/temp folder and the
> > > contents are there and appear to be OK.
> > 
> > > I zapped the pram to with no results.
> > 
> > > Michael
> > 
> > Its not just the Powerbook my G4 towers, A 800 mhz G4 and my DP 450mhz G4
> > also have the same problems.  Another problem is with Darwin Pure 6.8 
they
> > just released, if you try to start X, the server starts then freezes. 
> > Apple has pulled the update, but I have tried to get a straight answer to
> > no progression.  Im going to try something new and if it works I will 
post
> > it.
> 
> Ummm.  Could it just be that the upgrade to OS X 10.2.8 mucked with the
> OpenFirmware setting of boot-device.  To check this out, boot into
> OpenFirmware by holding down the 4 keys Command(Clover), Option, O, and F
> while booting.  Once in OpenFirmware, try setting boot-device to point
> at the yaboot BootStrap partition by issuing the command:
> 
> 	setenv boot-device hd:X,\\:tbxi
> 
> Replace the 'X' with the partition number of your yaboot BootStrap 
partition.
> On some systems you may need to replace the device alias hd with a 
different
> alias such as ultra0, ultra1, or ultra2.
> 
> Then issue the command:
> 
> 	reset-all
> 
> If this was the problem, the susbsequent boot should now give you the
> yaboot screens you are used to for selecting what OS to boot.
> 
> 						-Bill
> 
> P.S.  It's also possible that the OS X upgrade deblessed the yaboot
>       BootStrap partition in which case it will be necessary to re-bless
>       it (involves booting using the YDL install CD and re-running ybin).

I can't speak for anyone else, but that's not the problem in my case. I get 
the yaboot menu, but the computer shuts down after choosing "l" for YDL.