Why do I need yaboot?
You don’t have any other option for booting into Linux if you’re using one of the NewWorld Macs (i.e., any colored Mac) with MacOS 9.0.4 or higher. BootX, another bootloader from BenH, used to boot those machines, but changes made to the MacOS in 9.0.4 (and possibly the earlier 9.0.x series) broke it completely. It worked in MacOS 9.0 and earlier, but performance was sporadic and unpredictable. If you’re using a NewWorld machine, we highly recommend you use yaboot. Owners of earlier machines can probably get along just fine with BootX; if you experience odd problems starting Linux, though, you should consider switching to yaboot (only if you have a newworld machine, if you have an oldworld machine consider switching to quik).
