Re: touble making Power Mac 7200 boot directly into Linux
>I'm trying it on a StarMax 3000 and an older G3 powerbook, nogo on
>either. Nothing seems to boot on the StarMax I get a no init found
>error when it trys to boot linux. The 2.2.15 recommended by some has
>the same problem.
>
>On the powerbook, 2.2.17 boots fine but X crashes randomly. The
>2.2.17pre20-ben1 won't boot at all. It gives me the welcome to linux
>and the first 6 lines of the starup. It looks like I had not checked
>"no video driver" except the video doesn't even blank out the Mac
>screen, it just writes over it.
Hrm... By "older" PowerBook, you mean a "first generation" also called
"3500" ?
with 2.2.17pre20-ben1/2, you should have the initial console displayed
too (a few more lines). Does it stop at "booting..." completely or does
it go any further ?
Which version of BootX are you using ? (Or are you using Quick ?)
Ben.
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