Very Computer

by **Jack Palmadess** » Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:12:27

I've installed the retail version of PPC Linux on a 5400/180. I
definitely loads the software and at the end of the install I can
configure all the options like time and the network, etc but when I
select reboot the machine never boots. It seems like a bootloader is
never installed. I am not very familair with Mac arch do I need to load
something like Lilo or Yaboot? Why didn't the instlaller do it for me?

by **Andrew J. Bre** » Mon, 29 Oct 2001 10:47:35

> + I've installed the retail version of PPC Linux on a 5400/180. I
> + definitely loads the software and at the end of the install I can
> + configure all the options like time and the network, etc but when I
> + select reboot the machine never boots. It seems like a bootloader is
> + never installed. I am not very familair with Mac arch do I need to load
> + something like Lilo or Yaboot? Why didn't the instlaller do it for me?

> IIRC, the 5400 is an old world ROM machine. you have to make a small parition
> and install a minimal MacOS System on it and then use BootX, miboot or quik to
> boot into linux.

> the details escape me WRT the size of the partition, there might be a
> README or a dummy System Folder on the install CD, or you can try either
> linuxppc.org or linuxppc.com

You don't need MacOS if you use quik, but it is handy for accessing OF.

http://www.netneurotic.net/mac/openfirmware.html

might be helpful. :-)

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by **Jack Palmadess** » Mon, 29 Oct 2001 11:08:21

> version of PPC Linux on a 5400/180. I + definitely loads the software
> and at the end of the install I can + configure all the options like
> time and the network, etc but when I + select reboot the machine never
> boots. It seems like a bootloader is + never installed. I am not very
> familair with Mac arch do I need to load + something like Lilo or
> Yaboot? Why didn't the instlaller do it for me?

> IIRC, the 5400 is an old world ROM machine. you have to make a small
> parition and install a minimal MacOS System on it and then use BootX,
> miboot or quik to boot into linux.

> the details escape me WRT the size of the partition, there might be a
> README or a dummy System Folder on the install CD, or you can try either
> linuxppc.org or linuxppc.com

Ok, thanks for the tip!! I think I got it now. I did not make my /boot
partition HFS and I did not "bless" the new system folder.

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