Re: Powerbook G3 and linux - boot CD problem

[Marc <markov@tiscali.be>]

I use mklinux booter on a pb5300 w 32Mb ram.
Installed from the single small woody cd (about 200Mb).


Op 5-okt-04 om 18:16 heeft kajko04@gazeta.pl het volgende geschreven:

> Hi.
> I have PowerBook G3 300Mhz ,Family Number m4753.
> I try run a linux on that laptop. I took Knoppix ppc, Mandrake PPC, 
> and debian
> sarga. I have one common problem - I can't start from CD - I don't 
> have any
> idea about mac, somebody give me it some days ago.
> I found that suppostu start when I keep "C" - but not.
> Finaly I run BootX whith I took from Internet. Those BootX what I 
> found on the
> CDs doesn't run. I run Bootx with kernel 2.4.20 from knopix but on that
> moment it crash during start up:
> vfs cannot open root device or 16:01
> please append a correct "root=" boot option
> kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs  on 16:01
>
> When I try use this file what is on the KNOPPIX CD in BootX to set as 
> kernet
> it is not active.
> Please help me run linux on that MAC
> Thanks for any idea.
> Mariusz
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