Re: [gentoo-ppc-dev] New Dual G4 1.24Ghz

[Mark Guertin]

I think this may be addressed in newer yaboot already.  There is a new Live CD 
coming shortly, please stand by :)  Alternativley if you can find other means 
to boot (netboot works ok most times), try the latest yaboot version.

Gerk

On February 11, 2003 12:20 am, Graham Forest wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:37:49 -0500 (EST)
>
> DaRonin <daronin@××××.COM> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >   Got a new Dual G4 1.24Ghz here. The blasted thing won't boot any of the
> > Gentoo ISO images. Be it release or experimental ones. Tried to burn them
> > on DVD as well, no luck.
>
> --clip--
>
> I had a user come into #gentoo-ppc a week or two ago with one of the new
> AlBooks with the same thing. Apparently with the fact that they can no
> longer boot < OS X doesn't like yaboot. Although he couldn't get Linux up
> and running, as the ethernet driver wasn't working, and the user didn't
> have the Linux experience needed for such a hack anyways, he did manage to
> get the thing booted off the CD by specifying a custom boot file in OF. I
> suggest you mess with this, as there may be some cheap-hack way to get
> Linux installed, and it's not like you ever have to reboot or anything :) .
> Also, maybe a netboot?


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