All right, put it this way (was Re: Can FC4.ppc ...)
Joseph E. Sacco, PhD
joseph_sacco at comcast.net
Sun Aug 7 19:29:59 MDT 2005
(1) reboot and see what you see
(2) "Holy Penguin Pee"
Thought it would amuse you. More "little boy" humor...
-Joseph
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On Sun, 2005-08-07 at 21:03, beartooth wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 18:18:35 -0400, Joseph E. Sacco, PhD wrote:
>
> > If you have not made any odd changes to /etc/yaboot.conf, you may only
> > need to run as root:
> >
> > /sbin/ybin -v
> >
> > to restore the boot partition, which can get trashed.
> >
> > Once this has been, you should be presented with a menu of choices then
> > the system boots:
> >
> > l -- linux
> > c -- cdrom
> > x -- osx <=== if it's in /etc/yaboot.conf
> >
> >
> > If yaboot is working correctly, you will not have to hold down the "c"
> > key as you would on a system that has only a MAC OS. Just hit the c key
> > when the menu appears.
>
> I got this :
>
> [root at localhost root]# /sbin/ybin -v
> ybin: Finding OpenFirmware device path to `/dev/hda2'...
> ybin: Installing first stage bootstrap /usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot onto
> /dev/hda2...
> ybin: Installing primary bootstrap /usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot onto
> /dev/hda2...
> ybin: Installing /etc/yaboot.conf onto /dev/hda2...
> ybin: Setting attributes on ofboot...
> ybin: Setting attributes on yaboot...
> ybin: Setting attributes on yaboot.conf...
> ybin: Blessing /dev/hda2 with Holy Penguin Pee...
> ybin: Updating OpenFirmware boot-device variable in nvram...
> [root at localhost root]#
>
> So should I try the blasted CDs yet again??
>
> Btw, is that line "Blessing /dev/hda2 with Holy Penguin Pee..." a form of
> electronic baptism??
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joseph_sacco [at] comcast [dot] net
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