Introduction & the Fix
Due to limitations in the original iMac firmware, the /boot partition (where the kernel(s) reside) must be below 8GB on the drive (or it will never get past yaboot). Therefore, it is best to create a partition map similar to the following in order to ena$ larger drives:
/dev/hda2 1MB boot_strap (where yaboot resides)
/dev/hda3 100MB /boot (where the kernel(s) reside)
/dev/hda4 xxxMB swap
/dev/hda5 xxGB /root
This HOWTO was written by Kai Staats, Terra Soft Solutions
