Gentoo bootloader problem

duvalgo · 09-04-2005, 11:40 AM

Hello,

I am having trouble configuring my bootloader in gentoo. I followed the directions in the manual, but whenever I try to boot up, I get the yaboot menu and then whatever I choose, I get a blank, blue screen. I am using a iMac G4 (PPC) and yaboot. I have done both a manual and a yabootconfig install with the same results. Any help would be vastly appreciated.

duvalgo · 09-04-2005, 11:58 AM

Here is my yaboot.conf

Code:

## /etc/yaboot.conf
##
## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you have!!
## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example configurations.
##
## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of:
## bsd=/dev/hdaX, macos=/dev/hdaY, macosx=/dev/hdaZ

## our bootstrap partition:

boot=/dev/hda2

## ofboot is the openfirmware way to specify the bootstrap partition.
## If this isn't defined, yaboot fails on the G5 and some G4s (unless 
## you pass the necessary arguments to the mkofboot/ybin program).
## hd:X means /dev/sdaX (or /dev/hdaX).
## 
## G5 users should uncomment this line!!
#ofboot=hd:2

## Users booting from firewire should use something like this line:
# ofboot=fw/node/sbp-2/disk@0:

## Users booting from USB should use something like this line:
# ofboot=usb/disk@0:

## hd: is shorthand for the first hard drive OpenFirmware sees
device=hd:

## Firewire and USB users will need to specify the whole OF device name
## This can be found using ofpath, which is included with yaboot.

# device=fw/node@0001d200e00d0207/sbp-2@c000/disk@0:


delay=5
defaultos=macosx
timeout=30
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot

#################
## This section can be duplicated if you have more than one kernel or set of
## boot options - replace 2.6.9 with your kernel-version
#################
image=/boot/kernel
  label=Linux
  root=/dev/hda4
  partition=4
#  append="rootdelay=10"  # Required for booting USB/Firewire
  read-only
##################

## G5 users and some G4 users should set 
##   macos=hd:13
macosx=hd:6
## instead of the example values.
enablecdboot
enableofboot