RE: Hamm install on a Mac IIci - reboot after install problems

["Ryan Mchale" <sdecoop2@nortel.ca>]

In message "RE: Hamm install on a Mac IIci - reboot after install problems", 
'SCHMITZ@LCBVAX.CCHEM.BERKELEY.EDU' writes:

Hi,

   I've also tried it with just root=/dev/sdb4...  It hangs right after 
the hwclock error message.  Specifcally somewhere after the date is displayed.
Nothing past the date is displayed..

Ryan

>Hi,
>
>>   I've installed Debian (Hamm) on a Mac IIci.  I've gotten it to 
>>the point where it needs to reboot.  I configured the Penguin 
>>loader to point to root=/sdb4/root.bin.  During the reboot it 
>
>That's utter bullshit. What you wanted to type in there is root=/dev/sdb4
>(that's a Linux *device* name, specifying the root *partition*, not the 
>ramdisk image to use). 
>
>>hangs somewhere after the hwclock failure (I've heard the 
>>failure is not really a problem).  I've rebooted several times, and 
>>each time it hangs in a or around the same spot.  
>
>Please try again with the correct root device spec. And be more specific about
>the 'somewhere', there's quite a lot still being started up after the hwclock 
>message.
>
>	Michael
>
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