Title: G4 PCI install problems
Mikael,

The kernel on the install ISO has some known issues.  A new release of the ISOs is due to hit the mirrors pretty soon - I'm told its been nailed down pretty well, its just a matter of it being sync'd with the x86 tree (or something to this effect).  I'd expect that the new ISOs will solve your problems.  A different boot ISO has indeed been released - but I believe it was simply to solve problems with it booting - not problems that were inherent in the kernel.  Apparently you don't have problems booting, so I don't believe this would help you.

Regards,
Brice D. Ruth

Mikael Barbo wrote:
I have been trying to get mandrake to install on a G4 PCI, this is the only computer I have available to put mandrake on so I haven't had any success yet. My computer's Configuration is as follows:
Ram: 256 MB

Hardware:
Model name: Power Mac G4 (PCI graphics) |Machine speed: 400 MHz

Drives:
Internal ATA 1
ID = 0
Hard drive | Driver version: 3.2.6
Mac OS partitions:1 | Capacity: 9.55 GB
ID = 1
Hard drive | Driver version: 3.2.6
Mac OS partitions:2 | Capacity: 42 GB
Partition 1
Volume format:  Mac OS Extended (HFS+) | Capacity: 29 GB
Partition 2
Volume format:  Mac OS Extended (HFS+) | Capacity: 9 GB

Display card:
Card type: display | Card name: ATI Rage128y
Card model: ATI Rage128 | VRAM size: 16 MB

Sorry about the length of that there, just giving all relevant data.
Anyway, I have the ISO images burned on to 2 CDs. My goal is to get mandrake to install on the 5GB that are remaining on the ATA 1 ID 1 45GB drive. I am able to boot of the CD either from open firmware or by holding down the C key. The problem exists once I choose an install type, no matter what type of install I chose it starts to load, then I get the following as the text scrolls by. "Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00001832 (error 42000000)" shortly after followed by "Kernel Panic: kernel access of bad area PC c00a44fc lr c0004c50 address 1832 tsh swapper /1". And this is where I am stuck, any ideas?

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