Editing /etc/kboot.conf

[Michael Rockwell]

 Awsome thanks much.

On 5/7/07, Derick Centeno <aguilarojo at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Michael:
>
> Here's something you can do within YDL to help you find it.  It is the
> whereis command.  Here is an example of how it works.  In this example,
> I'm looking for the file yum.conf and asking whereis to find it for me.
> Although I don't have a PS3, I do have YDL 5 (for the Mac) so the
> behavior should be similar between our systems even though your version
> of YDL 5 is unique to the PS3.  This is how to use it:
>
> [aguila at arakus ~]$ whereis yum.conf
> yum: /usr/bin/yum /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum /usr/share/man/man8/yum.8.gz
> [aguila at arakus ~]$
>
> Explanation:
> The first line is the proper way to use the whereis command to find the
> file yum.conf (or any other file).
> The second line is the response from the system.  It is telling us that
> the file can be found in /etc/yum.conf.  As for the rest the system is
> merely listing other file names which contains "yum".  This means you do:
>
> $ cd /etc
>
> This takes you to the directory etc.  Then within that directory you
> proceed to look for that particular file you are searching for.  To edit
> that file you will have to use an editor you know how to work with.
> There are lots of editors in Linux: ed, sed, vim, vi and more.  It may
> be a good idea to find instructions either from man or info or from the
> web itself and look up there uses before using them.  As your current
> purpose is to modify kboot.conf it may be wise to choose the simplest
> editor -- ed -- just to do that.  You can learn the more complex editors
> such as vi/vim at another date.
>
> To get basic help you could do either:
>
> $man ed
>
> or
>
> $info ed
>
> Best of Luck...
>
> Michael Rockwell wrote:
> >  Thanks in advance for any reply.
> >
> >  I'm fairly new to working with YDL, and I am currently trying to
> > install the new Kernal on 5.0 for wireless Support Via the PS3.
> >
> >  I have already installed the kernal (double clicked and put in root
> > password and it installed).
> >
> >
> > Now via the instructions at terasoft, I have to edit /etc/kboot.conf
> >
> >  This is where my problems start, I have no idea where to find this
> > file. I have used the search function, and have not been able to find
> > this file.
> >
> >  Thanks in advance for any help.
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