Description: HowTo for yaboot The bootloader for NewWorld PowerMacs
Keywords: boot bootloader yaboot ybin GNU Linux GNU/Linux OpenFirmware dual-boot dualboot multi-boot multiboot bootmenu menu bootstrap Apple_Bootstrap partition lilo

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# HOWTO-Booting with Yaboot on PowerPC
Chapter 3 - Obtaining Yaboot

Yaboot is included with Debian GNU/Linux installation for PowerPC computers. Updates for Debian may be downloaded via the normal methods, such as `apt-get`, `dselect`, or `dpkg`. Installation of an updated version of `yaboot` on your system does not change your boot configuration; you must use the included `ybin` utility to do that.

You can also download `yaboot` directly from the `yaboot` home page at `http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/yaboot/`. If you download it using MacOS, be sure to download using binary (not text) format, and don't let Stuffit Expander or another utility expand the archive in MacOS.

You can download the precompiled `yaboot-binary-X.Y.tar.gz`, or the source tarball `yaboot-X.Y.tar.gz`. To unpack the binary distribution, use the command `tar -zxvpf yaboot-X.Y.tar.gz`. The components are unpacked into a `usr/local/` directory inside the directory where the command was executed.

To make and install from source, first make sure you have a working compiler (`gcc`) and the `make` program installed. (If not, download the binary yaboot tarball instead of the source.) Then run the following commands (substitute the actual revision numbers for X and Y):

              tar -zxvpf yaboot-X.Y.tar.gz
              cd yaboot-X.Y
              make
              su
              make install

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HOWTO-Booting with Yaboot on PowerPC