miboot on a 6400

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:01:03 -0500

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becuause, there is no reason to have mac OS on this machine, and I do 
not want to waste disk space on mac OS....

nathan wrote:

>  AFAIK, miBoot is really hard to get to work on the PPC/Performa machines.
>Why not get a copy of BootX 1.2.x. In my experience it's the easiest to
>setup and use on the oldworld machines...
>
> hth
>-nathan
>
>
>On 7/29/04 8:29 PM, "Norberto Quintanar" <nquintanar@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Try here:
>><http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00
>>6991.html>
>>and
>><http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00
>>6938.html>
>>and finally
>><http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-May/0074
>>73.html>
>>
>>Good luck!!
>>
>>Norberto
>>
>>I tried the tanneryd howto and couldn't I'm gonna try these new ones.
>>--- sadfsdf <ydl@augustmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>the problem is: linux never even starts to load, miboot
>>>hangs/crashes 
>>>while parseing/searching
>>>
>>>Norberto Quintanar wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>--- sadfsdf <ydl@augustmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>I am trying to get miboot working on my performa 6400. I've got
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>it
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>to 
>>>>>the point where the system recognizes that it can boot of of my
>>>>>miboot 
>>>>>partition. But, when the system boots, I get two tux's on the
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>same 
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>screen; one in the middle of the screen thats just a normal tux,
>>>>>and one 
>>>>>in the top left that from what I can see is a Tux with a red line
>>>>>though 
>>>>>it. I have also found two conflicting guides to using miboot, the
>>>>>first 
>>>>>one was more recently posted on this mailing list,
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>http://www.tanneryd.com/twiki/bin/view/Techstuff/YDLOnPowerCurveInstall
>>>      
>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>the second one is from a while back and is more understandable so
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>I
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>have 
>>>>>been using it,
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00
>>>6938.html
>>>      
>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>My directory tree for the miboot partition is like this
>>>>>|-- System Folder (note: Mac OS has blessed the folder)
>>>>>|   |-- Finder
>>>>>|   |-- System
>>>>>|   |-- boot.conf
>>>>>|-- Linux Kernels
>>>>>|   |-- vmlinux-2.4.22-2f
>>>>>|   |-- vmlinux-2.24.22-2fBOOT
>>>>>|-- ramdisk.image.gz
>>>>>|-- boot.conf
>>>>>
>>>>>My boot.conf is thus:
>>>>>
>>>>>init-message = "\n Welcome to YDL!\Press <TAB> for boot
>>>>>options.\n\n"
>>>>>timeout = 50
>>>>>
>>>>>default = bootYDL
>>>>>
>>>>>image = vmlinux-2.4.22-2f
>>>>>label = bootYDL
>>>>>root = /dev/hda6
>>>>>append = "video=valkyriefb3:vmode:14,cmode:8"
>>>>>
>>>>>image = vmlinux-2.4.22-2fBOOT
>>>>>label = install_YDL
>>>>>initrd = ramdisk.image.gz
>>>>>initrd-size=16384
>>>>>root = /dev/ram0
>>>>>append = "video=valkyriefb3:vmode:14,cmode:8 text"
>>>>>
>>>>>Does anybody have an idea whats wrong?
>>>>>   
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>Are you sure you have the valkyrie chipset?  Both my 6500's were
>>>>supposed to contain the valkyrie chipset for video, but actually
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>have
>>>      
>>>
>>>>the ati chipset.  If you do have the valkyrie it should read:
>>>>
>>>>"video=valkyriefb:vmode:14,cmode:8 text"
>>>>
>>>>not
>>>>
>>>>"video=valkyriefb3:vmode:14,cmode:8 text"
>>>>                ^
>>>>            an extra character?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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becuause, there is no reason to have mac OS on this machine, and I do
not want to waste disk space on mac OS....<br>
<br>
nathan wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="midBD2FC207.1B5C%25nathan@incirlik.net" type="cite">
  <pre wrap="">
  AFAIK, miBoot is really hard to get to work on the PPC/Performa machines.
Why not get a copy of BootX 1.2.x. In my experience it's the easiest to
setup and use on the oldworld machines...

 hth
-nathan

On 7/29/04 8:29 PM, "Norberto Quintanar" &lt;<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nquintanar@yahoo.com">nquintanar@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:

  </pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <pre wrap="">Try here:
&lt;<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00">http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00</a>
6991.html&gt;
and
&lt;<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00">http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00</a>
6938.html&gt;
and finally
&lt;<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-May/0074">http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-May/0074</a>
73.html&gt;

Good luck!!

Norberto

I tried the tanneryd howto and couldn't I'm gonna try these new ones.
--- sadfsdf &lt;<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ydl@augustmail.com">ydl@augustmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:

    </pre>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">the problem is: linux never even starts to load, miboot
hangs/crashes 
while parseing/searching

Norberto Quintanar wrote:

      </pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <pre wrap="">--- sadfsdf &lt;<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ydl@augustmail.com">ydl@augustmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:

        </pre>
        <blockquote type="cite">
          <pre wrap="">I am trying to get miboot working on my performa 6400. I've got
          </pre>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap="">it
      </pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <blockquote type="cite">
          <pre wrap="">to 
the point where the system recognizes that it can boot of of my
miboot 
partition. But, when the system boots, I get two tux's on the
          </pre>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap="">same 
      </pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <blockquote type="cite">
          <pre wrap="">screen; one in the middle of the screen thats just a normal tux,
and one 
in the top left that from what I can see is a Tux with a red line
though 
it. I have also found two conflicting guides to using miboot, the
first 
one was more recently posted on this mailing list,

          </pre>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tanneryd.com/twiki/bin/view/Techstuff/YDLOnPowerCurveInstall">http://www.tanneryd.com/twiki/bin/view/Techstuff/YDLOnPowerCurveInstall</a>
      </pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <pre wrap=""> 

        </pre>
        <blockquote type="cite">
          <pre wrap="">the second one is from a while back and is more understandable so
          </pre>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap="">I
      </pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <blockquote type="cite">
          <pre wrap="">have 
been using it,

          </pre>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00">http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/00</a>
6938.html
      </pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <pre wrap=""> 

        </pre>
        <blockquote type="cite">
          <pre wrap="">My directory tree for the miboot partition is like this
|-- System Folder (note: Mac OS has blessed the folder)
|   |-- Finder
|   |-- System
|   |-- boot.conf
|-- Linux Kernels
|   |-- vmlinux-2.4.22-2f
|   |-- vmlinux-2.24.22-2fBOOT
|-- ramdisk.image.gz
|-- boot.conf

My boot.conf is thus:

init-message = "\n Welcome to YDL!\Press &lt;TAB&gt; for boot
options.\n\n"
timeout = 50

default = bootYDL

image = vmlinux-2.4.22-2f
label = bootYDL
root = /dev/hda6
append = "video=valkyriefb3:vmode:14,cmode:8"

image = vmlinux-2.4.22-2fBOOT
label = install_YDL
initrd = ramdisk.image.gz
initrd-size=16384
root = /dev/ram0
append = "video=valkyriefb3:vmode:14,cmode:8 text"

Does anybody have an idea whats wrong?

          </pre>
        </blockquote>
        <pre wrap="">Are you sure you have the valkyrie chipset?  Both my 6500's were
supposed to contain the valkyrie chipset for video, but actually
        </pre>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap="">have
      </pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <pre wrap="">the ati chipset.  If you do have the valkyrie it should read:

"video=valkyriefb:vmode:14,cmode:8 text"

not

"video=valkyriefb3:vmode:14,cmode:8 text"
                ^
            an extra character?

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        <pre wrap="">HINT: to Google archives, try  '&lt;keywords&gt;
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      <pre wrap="">site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
      </pre>
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        <pre wrap="">

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