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yaboot-installer package

  1. Bug #956481
  2. Comment #7

Comment 7 for bug 956481

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ojordan (ojordan12345) wrote :

As I understand it, installation on USB fails because ofpath can't handle USB.

I've never installed a proper system to USB, but I've been playing with live USB persistence. When you run ybin/mkofboot it complains that ofpath doesn't support USB. You have to pass an ofboot option to them, specifying say usb0/@1:2 .

If my memory is correct yabootconfig doesn't have an ofboot option. It may generate a yaboot.conf file before it fails so it maybe possible to just run the mkofboot command with the ofboot option to copy the files to the bootloader.

My instructions for live USB persistence are on the PowerPC FAQ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#How_do_I_boot_from_a_USB_drive.3F .