ofboot.b: fix random boot failure bug, restore console output so yaboot is visible.

yaboot.conf: bump delay to 10 seconds, some machines take awhile for
the video to warm up.  Add `debian-novideo' option which appends
video=ofonly for machines lacking proper framebuffer support in the
kernel.
This commit is contained in:
Ethan Benson 2001-06-13 11:31:43 +00:00
parent 52eddd6c2c
commit e47eb73aec
2 changed files with 15 additions and 5 deletions

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@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ MacRISC
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato) PowerPC bootloader Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato) PowerPC bootloader
</DESCRIPTION> </DESCRIPTION>
<BOOT-SCRIPT> <BOOT-SCRIPT>
boot cd:2,\install\powermac\yaboot " screen" output
load-base release-load-area
boot cd:,\install\powermac\yaboot
</BOOT-SCRIPT> </BOOT-SCRIPT>
</CHRP-BOOT> </CHRP-BOOT>

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@ -5,14 +5,22 @@ init-message="Debian GNU/Linux PowerPC (CODENAME)"
# It is important not to have a comma after cd: # It is important not to have a comma after cd:
device=cd: device=cd:
timeout=50 partition=2
timeout=100
# \ is an escape character. # \ is an escape character.
# If you need to enter a path at the boot: prompt, do not # If you need to enter a path at the boot: prompt, do not
# double the backslashes. # double the backslashes.
image=\\install\\powermac\\vmlinux image=\\install\\powermac\\vmlinux
label=debian label=debian
partition=2
initrd=\\install\\powermac\\root.bin initrd=\\install\\powermac\\root.bin
initrd-size=8192 initrd-size=8192
read-only read-only
# some machines have wonky framebuffer support
image=\\install\\powermac\\vmlinux
label=debian-novideo
initrd=\\install\\powermac\\root.bin
initrd-size=8192
append="video=ofonly"
read-only