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 -- Jay Graves jay@skabber.com jay.skabber.com O__ _/`.\ `=( '
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