Hi Todd, Il 21:10, sabato 09 marzo 2002, hai scritto:
> Well, one way to start is to build a zImage kernel with > "all.rdz-2.4.13-12mdkBOOT" as an initrd. Last time I did this with the > ... > the zImage.initrd from arch/ppc/boot/prep/zImage.initrd you might be > able to boot it into the Mandrake installer. Stew might be able to > build this for you (Stew?). Where exactly? I found only "all.rdz-2.4.13-12mdkBOOT" in a cooker europe mirror. And actually, I suppose, I'm without a working kernel :-) > Once you get this zImage you can boot it from the open firmware prompt. > Hit F8 as the machine boots (after the keyboard icon appears during the > self-test). You'll drop to a "0> " prompt. Now type: > > 0> boot cdrom:,zImage rw root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 ramdisk_size=36000 > text One hardware difference from a 140 system is that in the 100 and 120 model there is no firmware prompt. So I need to create a boot diskette... > ... > Hope this helps a little. Once you get through an install it should > work provided you can find a kernel that will boot ok on the 140. Make > sure you have a supported video adapter, also, and put it in either slot > 1 or 2. The best video adapter for the 140 was the GXT120P (a 2MB > Matrox mystique). I have a working kernel 2.2 from Linux 2000Q4 PPC with a patch to use the frame buffer device tthrough the S3 on board graphic card. Could be an idea put that patch also in Mdk distribution :-) Roger
