Subject: HELP!!! Can't boot!
From: Jeff Galyan (talisman@anamorphic.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 20:50:01 MST
(Please reply directly to me, as I am not subscribed to the list)
After fighting with YDL 2.0 install (and getting kernel panics before it even enumerated devices), I've gotten YDL 2.1 to install on my G4/466 AGP box. Unfortunately, it won't boot. I can boot it using cd-linux root=/dev/hdd9, but that's a bit of a pain to have to do *every* time I boot the machine.
So, I followed the directions in the Engineers' Notes at the end of the install guide, and ybin projectile-vomits with a message about "/dev/hdd is not supported" and "Unable to find OpenFirmware path for boot=/dev/hdd10" and fails to write the bootloader stuff. Now, before anyone suggests repartitioning my other hard drives, understand that repartitioning my other two drives *is not an option*. Booting from a third HD should be fine, since it works on *every* other platform Linux runs on.
This problem is getting really frustrating, especially since everything the man pages say to do does NOT work. If the only way I can boot is from the CD, then Linux on PPC is most definitely not worth the struggle.
Anyone know how to fix this problem?
--Jeff
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