On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 02:14:17PM +0200, Philipp Schmidt wrote: > On Sat, 2002-04-13 13:36:37 -0700, Chris Tillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote in message <20020413203637.GC326@iMacBlue>: > > On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 02:49:03PM +0200, Philipp Schmidt wrote: > > > On Sat, 2002-04-13 12:57:39 +0200, Frederic Gobin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > First, the Hardware : iBook (the one with a 14,1" display) > > > > > > > > Now, the problem : > > > > - Booting from cd ... works > > > > - Have to type "debian video=ofonly" at the "boot:"-prompt ... works > > > > - Kernel start ... works > > > > - Installer starts ... works > > > > - opening a console ... works > > > > - Enter "fdisk /dev/hda" ... ERROR > > > > > > > > "mac-fdisk: can't open file '/dev/hda' (Device not configured) > > > > > > > > Whats going wrong ? > > > > > > i have the rescent 12.1" variant, there is ab problem in the linux ide > > > driver which prevents accessing the diskt when a media is in the cd-rom > > > dive while booting, you mast copy the install-files to a hfs partition > > > and boot into the installer via open firmware from harddisk. I Installed > > > > Is this still true with the 2.4 kernel (new-powermac flavor)? > > > Yes, but accessing the cd works fine _after_ the hard disk has been found, > i've only to remember to take the cd out when booting and cannot run the > installer from cd with the error explained above. > > The problem iss still there in more rescent kernel versons, > at the moment I'm using 2.4.19-pre4-ben0 with the same problems, > by the way - sound does not work with the install kernel, but with the > kernel I use....
Does the kernel you're trying to boot with, when you have this problem, have CONFIG_DEVFS set? I will add something to the manual in the replace-rescue-kernel section about CONFIG_DEVFS conflicting with the installer. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
