Re: Mac Quadra 950 - update (alias char-major-10-135 off)

[Richard Zidlicky <rz@linux-m68k.org>]

On Sun, May 16, 2004 at 09:27:19PM -0400, James wrote:
> > How about adding
> >  alias char-major-10-135 off
> 
> Well, I booted to single mode and edited modules.conf, adding the above
> line. It changed some things, but i fear, for the worse...  Still cant boot
> into setup (dont even get that welcome screen anymore) ...not a real
> problem, as I've become a pro at the first part of this install. :)  gonna
> play around with it some more.
> 
> Setting kernel variables.
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-64
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-65
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-66
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-67
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-69
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-64
> /dev/ttyS0: No such device or address
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-65
> /dev/ttyS1: No such device or address
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-66
> /dev/ttyS2: No such device or address
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-67
> /dev/ttyS3: No such device or address
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4-69
> /dev/ttyS5: No such device or address
> Mounting local filesystems...
> nothing was mounted
> Running 0dns-down to make sure resolv.conf is ok...done.
> Cleaning: /etc/network/ifstate.
> Setting up UP spoofing protection: rp_filter.
> Confuguring network interfaces: done.
> 
> Setting the System Clock using the Hardware Clock as reference...
> (USER KEYPRESS CTRL-C TO GET PASSED THIS POINT)
> Cleaning: /tmp /var/lock /var/run.
> Initializing random number generator... done.
> Recovering nvi editor sessions... done.
> INIT: Entering runlevel: 2
> Starting system log daemon: syslogd.
> Starting kernel log daemon: klogd.
> Starting internet superserver: inetd.
> Starting deferred execution scheduler: atd.
> Starting periodic command scheduler: cron.
> Configuring the base system...
> Loading /etc/console/boottime.kmap.gz
> 
> 
> Im really beginning to hate that lil gz.  froze here again, nothing would
> get the system movin again.

find where the /etc/console/boottime.kmap.gz is loaded and uncomment
the line. If the initscripts are too confusing to follow try simply
hide that file to another name so it won't find it.

Richard