I tried to boot some of the kernels at ppckernel.org (thanks for the
link) and this is what went down
linux-benh-devel-2.4.21-ben2
acted just like the one that I compiled myself (kernel panic
when root=/dev/hdc11 was passed, e2fsck error when it wasn't)
linux-benh-powerbookG4-2.4.21-ben2
This gave me the e2fsck error when the root=/dev/hdc11 was
passed, however the machine seemed to be frozen becasue I could
not enter my root password or do a control-D
The only kernel that can boot is
http://valla.uchicago.edu/ppc/vmlinux-pbg412.bz2 which is the one that I
used to install the system. Boots just fine, except I have no modules
or anything so I can't really use this one.
On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 08:30:08PM -0600, Brad Farr wrote:
> Jay Graves wrote:
> >After
> >apt-get'ing many packages I downloaded the 2.4.21 kernel and rsynced to
> >benh2. compiled and installed. Now when I reboot into open firmware...
> >
> >boot hd:9,yaboot #to get to yaboot
> >boot: hd:11,/vmlinux root=/dev/hdc11 ro #to boot my new 2.4.21-benh2
> >kernel
> >
> >I get kernel panic with the following message
> >
> >VFS: Cannot open root device "hdc11" or 16:0b
> >Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> >Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 16:0b
> >
>
> I had exactly the same experience, but with a blue and white G3.
> As a test, I downloaded the precompiled kernel,
> linux-benh-devel-2.4.21-ben2, from www.ppckernel.org .
> The precompiled kernel, which was the same version but presumably with
> different modules, would boot and run fine.
> Several days earlier I compiled the 2.4.21-benh2 on an older PowerMac
> 7300/200, which boots with BootX, and it would boot without problems.
> I went back to the default woody kernel, 2.4.18-newpmac, for the G3.
> I don't know the solution, but I'd sure like to.
>
> Brad
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