G5 Vacuum Cleaner

[Daniel Juan]

Sure

U only need to edit ur yaboot.conf and add a line like this:

default=linux2690 (for the new kernel)
or
default=macosx (for the osx) 
or 
default=linux (for the old kernel)
...and so on

(when u have finished editing ur yaboot.conf, please dont forget to run ybin -v)

Here's an example:

# yaboot.conf generated by anaconda

boot=/dev/sda2
init-message="Welcome to Yellow Dog Linux! Hit <TAB> for boot options."
partition=6
timeout=30
###Default OS###########
default=linux2690 
######################
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
delay=10
enablecdboot
macosx=/dev/sda4

image=/vmlinux-2.6.8-1.ydl.7g5-smp
	label=linux
	read-only
	initrd=/initrd-2.6.8-1.ydl.7g5-smp.img
	root=/dev/sda3
	append="rhgb quiet"

image=/vmlinux-2.6.9-1.ydl.8g5-smp
	label=linux2690
	read-only
	initrd=/initrd-2.6.9-1.ydl.8g5-smp.img
	root=/dev/sda3
	append="rhgb quiet"
###############################################

Dont forget to run ybin -v once u have finished editing ur
yaboot.conf. Otherwise it will not work.

see u!



On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:07:31 -0500, Raymond Halbert
<astrochess at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip!
> The fans are acting normally now. The only problem is that if I wait
> too long, it will default to the vacuum cleaner kernel on startup. Is
> there a way to change the default boot kernel?
> 
> Astrochess
> 
> > Hi,
> > I've got the same problem.
> > To solve it you only need to do that:
> > -Install ur YDL 4.0 normally (with some ear plugs if u want...) .
> > when u have installed follow this:
> >
> > download this kernel  rpm from here:
> > http://www.mirror.ac.uk/mirror/ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/updates/
> > yellowdog-4.0/ppc/kernel-g5-smp-2.6.9-1.ydl.8.ppc.rpm
> > and place it in /usr/src for example.
> > then :
> >
> > 1: cd /usr/src
> > 2:rpm -ivh kernel-g5-smp-2.6.9-1.ydl.8.ppc.rpm
> > 3: cd /etc/
> > 4: cp yaboot.conf yaboot.conf-old (save a copy of ur old yaboot...if u
> > like)
> > 5: nano /etc/yaboot.conf (edit ur yaboot.conf)
> >
> > this is how it looks my yaboot.conf:
> >
> > ##############################################################
> > # yaboot.conf generated by anaconda
> >
> > boot=/dev/sda2
> > init-message="Welcome to Yellow Dog Linux! Hit <TAB> for boot options."
> > partition=6
> > timeout=30
> > install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
> > magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
> > delay=10
> > enablecdboot
> > macosx=/dev/sda4
> >
> > image=/vmlinux-2.6.8-1.ydl.7g5-smp
> >         label=linux
> >         read-only
> >         initrd=/initrd-2.6.8-1.ydl.7g5-smp.img
> >         root=/dev/sda3
> >         append="rhgb quiet"
> >
> > #thats the new kernel image
> > image=/vmlinux-2.6.9-1.ydl.8g5-smp
> >         label=linux2690
> >         read-only
> >         initrd=/initrd-2.6.9-1.ydl.8g5-smp.img
> >         root=/dev/sda3
> >         append="rhgb quiet"
> > #######################################################################
> >
> > 6: ybin -v (update ur yaboot, dont forget this!!)
> >
> > when u restart ur computer (after pressing l = yellowdog), press the
> > tab button to see the different kernel images to boot.
> > And at the boot: promt type linux2690
> >
> > hope it works
> > see u.
> 
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-- 
Daniel Juan Boned
e-mail: daniel.juan at gmail.com