On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:21:40 +0100, Geert Janssens wrote: > Another issue to add, would be that of bmac being a module with the latest > kernel. > Solution: add > alias eth0 bmac > to the /etc/modprobe.conf file. > This problem has popped up twice already in the last three days on this > mailing list.
The module is "mace" for pre-G3 models, and "bmac" for all G3 models, OldWorld or NewWorld (except the B&W, I think). > There's no way to revive the poor old G3. Tried everything from changing > RAM, starting form MacOS BootDisk, even replacing the boot ROM, zapping > the PRAM and any combination of these. I always get a bus error before > the OS fully loads. I believe 8 years of service (and that means heavy > duty in this camp), has put it over the top. But I consider dying of age > to be a wonderful end for a computer. Much better than being dumped :-) > I ordered a Mac Mini as a replacement the very same day. So as soon as > it arrives, I'll be a happy YDL'er again (at least, if YDL installs > already on it). I find it curious that you had a spare boot ROM to swap into your beige G3, but not a spare CPU, which can also be pulled from a B&W G3 or a Yikes! G4. Granted, the symptom you describe doesn't sound like a CPU problem, but you never know. Incidentally, if MacOS (< 10) says "bus error" during boot, that's not a PowerPC bus error, but the emulation of a 68000 one, likely indicating a problem with the boot drive or SCSI or ATA bus. It sounds like you have given up on diagnosis simply because you can't fully boot MacOS. To that, I must say that you can't know anything about what's wrong until you have seen what the Linux kernel has to say about it. So try a Linux boot floppy and spare the best OldWorld model for Linux from the scrap heap. You can find OldWorld Linux boot floppies at: http://people.debian.org/~luther/d-i/images/daily/powerpc/floppy-2.4/ _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
