On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 12:26, Stew Benedict wrote: > On 11 Mar 2003, Bob Sloots wrote: > > > Stew, > > > > I tried an install on my 7600: > > - afaik I can only do text install, right? (text works ofcourse, but > > graphical would be nice) > > My bad - broke the Xpmac setup migrating to 9.1 installer. Although on my > 7600, the XFree install works at 640x480, from BootX. I checked both video > related boxes in BootX.
I'll give it a shot. > > > - using the 9.1beta1/2 I could use the via-rhine network module, using > > rc1 insmod complains about unresolved symbols (mii_... amongst others) > > (mace works fine but is 10Mb i.o. 100Mb) > > Must be some dependencies needed for that NIC driver. I can add them in > if you can figure out what they are. I had similar issues with pcnet32 on > the RS6000. > I'll jot down the complaints I see next install tryout. > > - install halts when nearly finished (after step in which yaboot is > > configured(??)), I had to break off > > Don't know what's going on there, probably some invasive probe I didn't > disable. > > > - boot fails because ramdisk can not be found (I copied the > > vmlinuz-2.4.21pre4-10mdk and initrd.2.4.21pre4-10mdk.ext3 from > > disk/BootX to my "System folder/Linux kernels" and selected them in the > > BootX panel) > > That should be all that's needed. I don't use the system folder, but > other than that, that's what I do. Where are you seeing "ramdisk can't be > found, from the kernel?" I'll be more elaborate. I also tried to boot the 2.4.21pre4-10mdk kernel+initrd on my Cooker-install with the same results (also not working after creating my own initrd) > > > - why is there a vmlinuz-2.4.20-benh-5mdk together with > > initrd-2.4.20-benh-6mdk.ext* (note: benh-5 does not get installed, only > > 2.4.21-pre4)? > > My mistake again - updated the initrd's but not the kernel. > > > - default keymap is not right, so I can't react to disk-check findings, > > but after second reboot disk is clean, so on we go (I renamed the > > /etc/sysconfig/console/default.kmap) > > > > This has been a problem all along. The keymap is not set early enough in > the boot. In 8.2 I made a mod to fix this in the initscripts I think, > that was PPC only. I'll have to do the same this time, just before > release. Trying to explain why this is needed to x86 folks is lost cause. > > > I'll try to install the benh-6 kernel after boot with benh-5 kernel (and > > missing modules). > > > Done that, only problem during install is creation of initrd (but I allready have that one from the Cooker-install) because of need for loop-device. > I'll throw the correct benh kernel on my web space. > I have it installed on my Cooker-install, but thanks anyway. > Stew Benedict P.S. This e-mail is sent from Evolution on the 9.1RC1-install (:>)
