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pindar

Seeing that you're not getting many replies, I jump in, but beware: I'm no expert. My thoughts: as long as you're booted into Mac # 1 and try to install a bootloader to Mac # 2 mounted as Target Disk, this will fail because yaboot either can't figure out the open firmware (of for short) path to the hard disk of # 2 or will give an incorrect path. What you could try:

1. boot off of CD with your iBook in target disk mode.

2. chroot into the target disk:
find out what /dev nodes point to the target disk. Let's say this is /dev/sda. then do:
sudo mkdir /mnt/ubuntu
sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/ubuntu
sudo mount -t proc none /mnt/ubuntu/proc
sudo mount -o bind /dev /mnt/ubuntu/dev
sudo chroot /mnt/ubuntu /bin/bash

3. Now head into /etc, write a yaboot.config:

Code:

boot=/dev/hda2
device=hd:
partition=3
ofboot=hd:2
root=/dev/hda3
timeout=100
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
enablecdboot
enableofboot

image=/boot/vmlinux
      label=Linux
      root=/dev/hda3
      initrd=/boot/initrd.img
      partition=3
      read-only

After writing this file to /etc, run
mkofboot -v

Alternatively, you could also try lilo, which I find a bit easier to use, though you'd need to install it first (in your chrooted environment, of course), it's not part of the livecd, AFAIK.

4. When you've run mkofboot successfully, exit chroot, unmount all the mounted partitions etc. and try to restart your iBook.

Good luck!

July 21st, 2006	#5
pindar 5 Cups of Ubuntu Join Date: Nov 2005 Beans: 17	Re: Install via Target Disk Mode? Seeing that you're not getting many replies, I jump in, but beware: I'm no expert. My thoughts: as long as you're booted into Mac # 1 and try to install a bootloader to Mac # 2 mounted as Target Disk, this will fail because yaboot either can't figure out the open firmware (of for short) path to the hard disk of # 2 or will give an incorrect path. What you could try: 1. boot off of CD with your iBook in target disk mode. 2. chroot into the target disk: find out what /dev nodes point to the target disk. Let's say this is /dev/sda. then do: sudo mkdir /mnt/ubuntu sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/ubuntu sudo mount -t proc none /mnt/ubuntu/proc sudo mount -o bind /dev /mnt/ubuntu/dev sudo chroot /mnt/ubuntu /bin/bash 3. Now head into /etc, write a yaboot.config: Code: boot=/dev/hda2 device=hd: partition=3 ofboot=hd:2 root=/dev/hda3 timeout=100 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot enablecdboot enableofboot image=/boot/vmlinux label=Linux root=/dev/hda3 initrd=/boot/initrd.img partition=3 read-only After writing this file to /etc, run mkofboot -v Alternatively, you could also try lilo, which I find a bit easier to use, though you'd need to install it first (in your chrooted environment, of course), it's not part of the livecd, AFAIK. 4. When you've run mkofboot successfully, exit chroot, unmount all the mounted partitions etc. and try to restart your iBook. Good luck!