YDL 2.2 booting from NuBus

[Bo Brinkman]

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> So, I figured since I had everything installed and worked, it would be
> simply a matter of reverting back to a different booter. I've tried MkLinux
> and the latest kernel, but that only gets as far as displaying the first
> four lines of progress and freezes. Then I found and downloaded an older
> BootX, and used the vmlinux kernel that the YD installer used, but I get
> errors with locating the dependencies file

This is normal, since you will be using a different kernel version than 
the one you installed originally. You can safely ignore this, because 
Takashi's kernels have all the drivers built-in, and do not need modules.

> and then when it does get to the
> login, everything I type comes up garbled, as though it loaded the wrong
> keyboard map?

YDL 2.0 and later use the new input layer, but their boot scripts don't 
always do the right thing. There are two types of vmlinux kernels 
provided by Takashi: Ones with or without the new input layer. If you 
are using one that has the input layer (vmlinux-input*.gz) then switch 
to one that doesn't have it (vmlinux*.gz, the word input isn't part of 
the filename). And vice versa. One or the other should work for you.

> I tried a different kernel, the kernel on Takashi's site, which gets me as
> far as a "kernel error, line 77"?
> 
> I know I'm close, so close I can taste it. Anyone have any suggestions?
> 
> The best thing I can think of now is to go back to the older BootX and try
> reinstalling on the 7100 directly. Perhaps because I installed it on a
> different system messed with some basic system settings??
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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