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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-ppc-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] yaboot has kicked my butt - 5 times?!
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:01:20
Message-Id: AANLkTinCkQ0QUoqMz_QU=6Ryc3JpUYjpFCU==TqBF1MC@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] yaboot has kicked my butt - 5 times?! by Mark Knecht
1 On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
2 <SNIP>
3 > 3) If this is a kernel config issue - and it seem plausible that it is
4 > - then I'll point out that the kernel config page of the Gentoo PPC
5 > Istall Guide had a possible command that didn't work for me:
6 >
7 > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc.xml?part=1&chap=7
8 >
9 > Specifically:
10 >
11 > make pmac32_defconfig
12 >
13 > which supposedly will make a config file that would boot most 32-bit
14 > machines. Unfortunately the command doesn't work for me on current
15 > kernels. The install guide should be updated to either remove this or
16 > make it more clear if I need to do anything more than that command in
17 > the /usr/src/linux directory.
18 <SNIP>
19
20 Nix this comment. I got the command to work and am going back to
21 ground zero on the kernel config. We'll see what happens.
22
23 Sorry for the noise. Just frustrated after weeks of this. Mac is just
24 harder than PC I suppose...
25
26 Thanks,
27 Mark