This partition must be less than 10MB.
Recommended partition configuration:
- /dev/sda1 : PREP Boot. Type 0x41. Size = 4 MB
+ /dev/sda1 : PREP Boot. Type 0x41. Size = 800K
/dev/sda2 : Linux swap. Type 0x82. Size = 128 MB
/dev/sda3 : Linux native. Type 0x83.
your system partitions when installing Linux.
2. Build yaboot by doing:
make clean; make
- 3. Install yaboot by doing (as root):
- dd if=yaboot of=/dev/sdax
- where x is the boot partition; for example: dd if=yaboot of=/dev/sda1
- 4. Make a yaboot.conf file in /etc/yaboot.conf
+ 3. Make a yaboot.conf file in /etc/yaboot.conf
+ 4. Install yaboot by doing (as root):
+ mkofboot
C. Configuration File (/etc/yaboot.conf):
- 1. See the ybin documentation for the full range of options.
+ 1. See the yaboot.conf(5) man page for the full range of options.
2. Options tested on an RS/6000 include:
timeout = <time in tenths of a second>
default = <default label>
## example /etc/yaboot.conf for RS/6000
## Timeout value is in tenths of a second
+ boot=/dev/sda1
+ fstype=raw
+ install=/usr/local/lib/yaboot/yaboot
+ nonvram
+ partition=3
timeout=200
default=linux
2. RS/6000 Model 260 (PPC 630; CHRP IBM,7043-260)
- * Set "CONFIG_PPC64BRIDGE = y" in the Makefile!
-
3. RS/6000 Model F50 (PPC 630; CHRP IBM,7025-F50)
E. Other Documentation:
- 1. The ybin distribution includes addition README files and
- man pages.
+ 1. man pages under man/
+ 2. other README files in doc/
F. Questions & comments can be directed to:
engebret@us.ibm.com or