Re: Files for BootX
Gentlemen,
Thank you very much for clearing up the file naming issue for me. Using
vmlinux and initrd.gz is definitely the way to go. I certainly feel
indebted to you all. Perhaps I could help update the fine Debian
PowerPC installation manual if I can ever get this OS booted?
Speaking of installation problems, I am 99% sure Debian is sitting on
my hard disk. The installation goes fine. I choose not to install Quik
because I am fairly sure BootX is the "manual boot loader" the
installer is referring to.
Unfortunately, I can not boot into Debian. I certainly apologize for
the delay in my response to your original postings, but I was trying
different permutations of the boot parameters and disk partitioning
options to somehow get around this re-occuring message:
VFS: cannot open root device "hda12" or unknown-block(0,0)
please append a correct 'root=" boot option
kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
<0>rebooting in 180 seconds.._
In BootX, I have always left the vmlinux kernel selected. I tried
deselecting the initrd.gz ramdisk file. When I did that, I would enter
hda12 into the BootX "/dev/" text box. I did that because the Debian
installer said:
"You will need to boot manually with the /boot/vmlinux kernel on
partition /dev/hda12 and root=/dev/hda12 passed as kernel argument.
I tried adding root=/dev/hda12 with and without the compressed ramdisk
image.
I also reviewed the installation manual and the www.ppcnux.de BootX
tutorial that was given to me by Clive . They, apparently kept both
their vmlinux file and the compressed ramdisk image. They also added
the following additional kernel arguments
root=/dev/hda12 devfs=mount,all rw
In Boot X, my additional kernel arguments text box now contains:
root=/dev/hda12 devfs=mount,all rw video=atyfb:vmode:14,cmode:32,mclk:63
And I end up with the same kernel panic. Once again, I appeal to you
all for help. If you have any thoughts on this, I would welcome any
feedback. I have a Powerbook G3 "Wallstreet", OldWorld. My disk has
MacOS9.0 on one partition, I have a 10.5 GB partition reserved for
Debian and two essentially empty partitions. i used the Debian "Guided
partition->Use largest unused block->multi-user workstation.
-Chris
On Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at 07:00 AM, Hans, Benjamin and Clive
wrote:
The OP already goot BootX working, se point #2 above. The OP wants to
know where to get the kernel and initrd that starts (or is) the
debian-installer.
--
Hans
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