Re: Boot problems on a B&W G3.
On 8/12/05, Matt Gracie <matt@roadflares.org> wrote:
> I tried to install Debian on a Blue and White G3/400 (rev. 2) last
> night. The installation goes fine, and the install kernel (2.4.18, I
> believe) runs without issue. Whenever I try to upgrade to a 2.6 kernel,
> though, the machine panics on boot and tells me that it can't find
> /dev/console.
>
> It's thrown the same error on 2.6.8, 2.6.11, and 2.6.12, all straight
> from the stable and unstable repositories.
>
> Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> --Matt
>
I've done the upgrade and am running 2.6.8 on my B&W G3 (rev a). Did
you update your
yaboot config and re-install the config to the Apple boot partition ?
How about your /etc/fstab file ? Is that setup for 2.4 or 2.6 ? 2.6
and 2.4 have
different ways of drive numbering, so you will need to change that.
Also, are you using devfs ? Maybe you might want to try not using
devfs if you are
using it. I've never used devfs, but just mentioning it as a possible
source for your problem.
cheers,
mehul
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Mehul N. Sanghvi
email: mehul.sanghvi@gmail.com
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