On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 13:59, Bob Sloots wrote:
> 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.
I tried following:
- check "no video driver" AND "force video": screen split vertically in
halves, only left half used, colors bad, text barely readable (not good)
- check "no video driver" , leave "force video" unchecked: same as
previous
- leave "no video driver" unchecked and check "force video": screen
split horizontally in halves, only top half used, image doubled, colors
bad etc. (not good)
Do I need an extra kernel argument?
(I use "devfs=mount ramdisk_size=40000 root=/dev/ram3")
>
> >
> > > - 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.
Here's what I see:
...
have to insmod via-rhine
needs mii
file-not-found-in-archive mii.o
needs via-rhine
unresolved symbol mii_nway_restart_R018b8111
unresolved symbol mii_link_ok_...
unresolved symbol mii_ethtool_gset_...
unresolved symbol generic_mii_ioctl_...
unresolved symbol mii_ethtool_sset_...
failed
warning, insmod failed (via-rhine)
>
> > > - 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.
Booting OK until:
...
Loading ext3 module
Mounting /proc filesystem
Creating root device
Mounting root filesystem with flags noatime
mount: error 6 mounting ext3 flags noatime
Well, retrying without the option flags
mount: error 6 mounting ext3
Well, retrying read-only without any flag
mount: error 6 mounting ext3
pivotroot: pivot_root (/sysroot, /sysroot/initrd) : 2
... (text about rebooting in 180 seconds)
> 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 (:>)
>
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