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| 13:05.18 | pahartik | goes towards downtown to show up at local Linux users' meeting |
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| 16:29.35 | sdubois92 | I've been having a VERY annoying problem with yaboot and neither the mailing list or forum has been able to help |
| 16:44.39 | pahartik | Hello sdubois92 |
| 16:44.47 | sdubois92 | hello |
| 16:46.31 | sdubois92 | i installed etch on a G5 PowerMac and when it comes to the yaboot screen and i select either linux or OS X, it just goes to a grey screen. I asked on the mailing list i was told to reset my ram, which i did, and now when i choose either linux or osx, it goes back to the yaboot screen. ive run yabootconfig and ybin, but nothing has fixed this |
| 16:54.13 | sdubois92 | simonrvn was helping me a few days ago, and he was unable to figure out the problem |
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| 20:32.53 | pahartik | Bor_Ed: Now I am having drink at restaurant "Telakka" |
| 20:33.00 | Bor_Ed | never been there |
| 20:35.03 | sdubois92 | pahartik: any idea on what my problem could be? |
| 20:37.23 | pahartik | sdubois92: Hold <Option> (I think) down when powering up, then you can choose bootable systems before "yaboot"... |
| 20:37.50 | sdubois92 | thats how i have to boot OS X, but if i try to boot linux from there, it just goes to a grey screen |
| 20:39.50 | pahartik | sdubois92: Maybe you installed kernel for 32-bit PowerPC, when 64-bit POWER kernel is needed? |
| 20:40.00 | sdubois92 | i did install64 |
| 20:41.42 | pahartik | sdubois92: Does it happen before or after trying to execute kernel? |
| 20:42.05 | sdubois92 | i think before, it just flashes to a grey screen |
| 20:43.30 | pahartik | sdubois92: You could try using another kernel version... But since "yaboot" on installer supposedly worked for you, try booting installed system from that... |
| 20:43.30 | sdubois92 | from what? |
| 20:45.35 | pahartik | sdubois92: You used DVD or CD to install Debian GNU/Linux in first place...? |
| 20:45.44 | sdubois92 | netinstall cd |
| 20:46.36 | pahartik | sdubois92: If it can boot Linux kernel from "netinstall CD", it should be able to boot Linux from harddisk if you tell it to... |
| 20:47.05 | sdubois92 | thats the problem, it doesnt boot. the mailing list and forums didnt know what the problem is either |
| 20:47.16 | sdubois92 | ybin -v didnt display anything out of the oridinary |
| 20:49.25 | pahartik | sdubois92: Oh... Damn that... |
| 20:51.33 | sdubois92 | yes, it is extremely annoying |
| 20:52.45 | simonrvn | you know what? still doesn't work? well i'd chroot to it get some build tools, build the right kernel for it, leaving out the initrd stuff, and use that to boot. then you're sure it'll be potentially bootable. |
| 20:53.03 | simonrvn | s/to it/to it,/ |
| 20:54.37 | simonrvn | i'm starting to think more and more it's the kernel itself. oh and make sure you have video=ofonly in your kernel boot args. |
| 20:54.39 | sdubois92 | i feel like if i did that i would end up with more problems then i already have |
| 20:54.51 | simonrvn | why? |
| 20:55.03 | sdubois92 | where are the kernel boot args? |
| 20:55.57 | simonrvn | you know when you see yaboot? the prompt, you can tab for a label, say "Linux", you insert " video=ofonly" after that |
| 20:57.39 | sdubois92 | i feel like im going to break this computer by rebooting it so much |
| 20:58.01 | simonrvn | not if you reboot cleanly |
| 20:58.21 | sdubois92 | well, when i get that grey screen i have to hold down the power button |
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| 20:59.17 | simonrvn | nothing's mounted, it won't matter. |
| 20:59.53 | simonrvn | at worst is that you'll have to zap the pram |
| 21:00.29 | simonrvn | (and i sorta doubt you have to do that right now) |
| 21:14.28 | sdubois92 | when yaboot comes up and i hit tab, nothing happens |
| 21:21.33 | simonrvn | ok, just do boot video=ofonly then |
| 21:23.04 | sdubois92 | i cant type anything in at the boot prompt |
| 21:23.29 | simonrvn | *blink* |
| 21:23.54 | simonrvn | GTG :/. someone else can take over. |
| 21:26.31 | simonrvn | coupla more things to check. make sure you have valid image= entries, and you might want to look at /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples/yaboot.conf.multi-boot too |