[K12OSN] K12LTSP 4.2.1 pre3, ready for production?

[Jay Pfaffman]

I successfully booted a more recent laptop, so I don't think the
problem is something as silly as yaboot and friends being missing (but
I did check /opt/ppc and /tftpboot for stuff that I thought should be
there).  I'm reasonably sure that I've got the right stuff installed. 
I did do another "yum update" to make sure I had the latest and
greatest.  The Open Firmware incantation yields

/pci/mac-io/ethernet:192.168.0.254:-1,yaboot.conf: Unknown or corrupt filesystem

Can't open config file.

Oh!  Is it upset because thtis machine has no MacOS but instead has
some version of Linux installed on the hard drive?  I bet that's it. 
Does tfpt try to copy stuff to the hard drive or something?

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:34:44 -0600, Jim Kronebusch <jim at winonacotter.org> wrote:
> > I have a what I think is a 1st generation iMac (it's that
> > funny blue color).  I installed the latest version available
> > at sunsite.utk.edu a couple hours ago; yum update doesn't get
> > any new ppc stuff.  I hold down the N key and get a network
> > boot.  Forgiving typos, this is what the mac says:
> >
> > /pci at 8000000000/mac-io at 10/ethernet::-1,yaboot.conf: Unknown
> > or corrupt filesystem Can't open config file Welcome to
> > yaboot version 1.3.10 Enter"help" to get some basic usage information
> > boot:
> >
> > then I have to power cycle to try again.
> >
> > Any clues?  I've got a teacher at a Mac school who'll be
> > psyched if I can get this going.
> 
> If you are having trouble with the N key try booting to Open Firmware
> and manually booting things.
> 
> Start the iMac while holding cmd+option+o+f to get into Open Firware.
> At the prompt type:
> "boot enet:192.168.0.254,yaboot" (if you're not using the defaults
> substitute your own IP) then hit enter.  This should initiate the
> network boot sequence.  If things go fine post back out and I'll give
> you the steps to manually set things permanent.  The line above will
> only work for the current bootup.
> 
> If you want you can check /tftpboot and be sure that yaboot.conf,
> yaboot, the ppc kernel and ppc init files are there.  Also check
> /opt/ltsp/ and be sure the ppc folder is present.
> 
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Jay Pfaffman                           <pfaffman at utk.edu>
Asst Professor of Instructional Technology, U. TN, Knoxville
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