%general-entities; ]> Yaboot-&yaboot-version; Yaboot <para>The Yaboot package contains a PowerPC Boot Loader for machines using Open Firmware such as NewWorld Macintoshes.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Yaboot The following patch adds stub functions for newer e2fsprogs releases: patch -Np1 -i ../&yaboot-stubfuncs-patch; The following patch adds Parted support to yabootconfig: patch -Np1 -i ../&yaboot-parted-patch; The supplied man pages have /usr/local in the text. This sed will correct that: sed -i 's%/usr/local%/usr%' man/* Prevent the build from failing due to warnings with the following sed: sed -i 's%-Werror%%' Makefile Compile the package: make PREFIX=/usr Install the package: make PREFIX=/usr install Contents of Yaboot Installed programs Installed files addnote, mkofboot (link to ybin), ofboot, ofpath, yaboot, yabootconfig, ybin yaboot.conf Short Descriptions addnote For IBM CHRP machines, add a PT_NOTE program header entry to an elf file so that it can be booted. addnote mkofboot Format the bootstrap partition and install the yaboot boot loader. mkofboot ofboot Script to format the boot menu using yaboot.conf and write the resulting Open Firmware code to the bootstrap. ofboot ofpath Determine Open Firmware path corresponding to a device node. ofpath yaboot Open Firmware boot loader. yaboot yabootconfig Generate and install a simple yaboot.conf. yabootconfig ybin Shell script to update or install the boot loader on a bootstrap partition. ybin yaboot.conf Configuration file used by ybin to determine how to install yaboot on the bootstrap partition. yaboot.conf