Re: kernel problem with 12inch powerbook and 2.4.21-ben2
I have the same powerbook and boots nice, if you want I can send you my
.config, later because i'm working now and i don't have the mac here.
Jay Graves said:
> 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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