Hello. I am trying to install Debian on a 43-P Model 150. I can get the
kernel to boot but it hangs when it fails to mount the root filesystem. I
have tried both the latest Potato and Woody floppies. I am using parameters
similar to:
boot floppy:,\linux load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1 root=/dev/ram video=
keep
However, it never prompts to insert the ramdisk floppy (i.e. root.bin), just
halts when it can't mount the root device (01:00). I tried passing in different
'root=' parameters and the major:minor numbers seemed to change. However, the
kernel seems to be ignoring the 'mem=' parameter and guesses the RAM wrong
(too small).
The YellowDog floppy boots fine but is useless because it has no tools on it.
It mounts a ramdisk offset in the kernel image, not off of a separate floppy.
Any clue what's going on here? Maybe the args aren't being passed to the
kernel from Open Firmware? Tests to try?
Thanks for the advice.
Michael
