Very Computer

Hi,

I'm relatively new to macs but I got a hold of a 7200 cheaply and was able
to install YellowDog CS 1.2 on it without any dramas.

I do have a problem though - although I can get into Linux if I boot the
machine up to MacOs and wait until it does its business and finally loads up
the desktop and then use the BootX Ap to jump into Linux

I am unable to directly boot into Linux using the Bootx Extension thing when
MacOS is going through its load sequence - when I try to do this, the
machine goes to a black screen and appears as it if it has locked up.

Can someone please advise a way for it to jump into Linux?  Even if in the
worst case the machine has to boot up completely into MacOS to do this, that
would do.

Cheers,

Heywood

Hi
This seems to be a common problem for the 7200 series, when using BootX. In
my case, using a different BootX version solved the problem, but others have
reported that switching BootX did not help.
If you want Linux to start by it self, when the machine is booted, you can
add the BootX-app to the "Startup Folder", and make Linux the default choise
(start the app, hit tab once, then save prefs). Remember to get rid of the
bogus BootX extension for this to work!
As an alternative, you can have a look at quik, the old PowerPC bootloader.
It's a bit tricky to set up, but once configured properly it can boot linux
without needing any MacOS stuff. (This means that you can get rid of MacOS
altogether, should you so wish).

Regards
/Stig

Quote:> Hi,

> I'm relatively new to macs but I got a hold of a 7200 cheaply and was able
> to install YellowDog CS 1.2 on it without any dramas.

> I do have a problem though - although I can get into Linux if I boot the
> machine up to MacOs and wait until it does its business and finally loads
up
> the desktop and then use the BootX Ap to jump into Linux

> I am unable to directly boot into Linux using the Bootx Extension thing
when
> MacOS is going through its load sequence - when I try to do this, the
> machine goes to a black screen and appears as it if it has locked up.

> Can someone please advise a way for it to jump into Linux?  Even if in the
> worst case the machine has to boot up completely into MacOS to do this,
that
> would do.

> Cheers,

> Heywood

Quote:> I am unable to directly boot into Linux using the Bootx Extension thing
when
> MacOS is going through its load sequence - when I try to do this, the
> machine goes to a black screen and appears as it if it has locked up.

Are you sure you're using the most recent version of BootX?
My 7200 handles the extension like a charm, although I should say I use
LinuxPPC instead of YDL. Shouldn't make too much of a difference, though...

Max