Re: Kernel Panic
On Mon, 5 May 2008, Brad Boyer wrote:
> On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 11:39:35PM -0500, Mr. Gecko wrote:
>
> > Hello I am trying to install linux on my Performa 630CD 68K mac
...
> My guess would be that the kernel you are using is too old. I don't
> think the current installer supports running on a 2.2 kernel. You
> probably need one of the 2.6 kernels that have been discussed recently
> on the list.
>From what Joel posted yesterday, that installer doesn't work (apparently
he tried the other kernels that were available). So here are some more
options:
There is the emile debian installer CD (but I've never tried it)
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=102098
Alternatively, Mr Gecko could install sarge by the book and then upgrade.
I found that an NFS root is a reasonable way to get etch installed if you
have a Debian or Ubuntu machine around.
http://www.telegraphics.com.au/~fthain/howto-debootstrap-etch-m68k.txt
I can provide a kernel that can accomplish this.
-f
> The easiest thing to try is to take the mac kernel from the kernels
> directory from the same place where you got the installer. Just take the
> hd-media off the end of the URL and replace that with kernels. It won't
> have all the latest patches, but it will be much more recent than the
> one you tried.
>
> Brad Boyer
> flar@allandria.com
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