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 5 - Yabootconfig: Make It Easy

For initial installation on a machine, you can use `yabootconfig` to first create a `yaboot.conf` file and then install everything on your bootstrap partition. Yabootconfig reads the running system's `/etc/fstab` to determine the kernel location, and detects the location of the 800k Apple_Bootstrap partition. The Debian installer uses `yabootconfig` behind the scenes in the Make Hard Disk Bootable step.

Normally, the initial boot configuration is created while in a ramdisk installer environment, with the system being installed being mounted under `/target` or `/mnt`. To run `yabootconfig` under these conditions, supply the path to the target system with -t or --chroot option. For example: `yabootconfig --chroot /target`

The `yaboot.conf` automatically created by `yabootconfig` will just control booting of the linux system under which it was created. To boot additional OS's or add other options, you will need to edit the `yaboot.conf` file.

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HOWTO-Booting with Yaboot on PowerPC