Phil,
As a test can you run the rescue mode and see if you get the same panic?
The if ot try inserting the SCSI module and perhaps try formatting the
partitions? It may be that the mac53c94 module is flakey. There was
aother user that reported problems with it and used a kernel from another
source. The next ISO's will be using the 2.4 kernel, but I don't know
that it will be any better in this case, as I don't have OldWorld machines
to test on.
Stew
On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Phil Lavigna wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been trying to install the Beta1 on a borrowed PowerMac 7200, but
> without success.
>
> The system is a PowerPC 601 at 75MHz w/112MB RAM and a 500MB SCSI HD.
>
> After manually choosing the "mac53c94.o" SCSI driver, the installation
> started normally from CD. The problem occurs in DiskDrake immediately after
> creating ext2 partitions -- when it formats the new partitions, the machine
> locks up hard so that all I can do is hit the power button.
>
> When I re-run the installer with ext2 partitions already made, it results
> in a kernel panic: "Exception in kernel pc c015ea2c signal 4... rebooting in
> 180 seconds."
>
> I don't know much about this machine, but the Mac OS installs without any
> problems. I've used Dive Setup, pdisk, and DiskDrake to create Linux
> partitions, but none of them helped avoid the kernel panic. I'd be happy to
> try any suggestions.
>
>
> Bye,
> Phil Lavigna
>
