Yaboot and 10.3 Panther

yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 04:53:27 -0500 (CDT)


Hi,

  I am not sure if YDL does this, but other Linux distrobutions will just
let you install the boot loader on top of a current Linux install.  I
would boot up from the YDL CD and just install the boot loader.

Thank you,
  Chris

> Hello  all,
>
> I have recently installed OSX 10.3 - Panther.
>
> When my powerbook boots up, the yaboot loader doesn't appear anymore.
>
> To boot into Linux, I now have to hold down the option key at startup to
> show all availiable bootable volumes,  select my linux partition, and then
> proceed.
>
> Then, the Yaboot loader appears as normal.
>
> So either how do I disable Yaboot in order to remove another process - so
> I
> just hold option and click on the volume that I want to boot from, i.e.
> the
> Linux partition and boot?
>
> Or preferably..
>
> How do I make yaboot appear at startup once more?
>
> thanks
>
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