Subject: RE: SOLVED! Unable to boot using 2.2.17 kernels
From: Pete Peters (ppeters@broadcastzone.com)
Date: Mon Oct 02 2000 - 18:03:25 MDT
Thank you! Checking (enabling) the BootX "No Video Driver" option did it. Up
and running w/ kernel 2.2.18pre11-ben1, though no mouse. Of course, my
original problem was the slow video in console and the horrible redraws in
X, so I'm concerned that enabling this option puts me back to where I
started.
Well, first to read BenH and Franz's pages on how to fix the mouse problem,
then on to replacing Xpmac.rev10 w/ XF4. Gee, maybe one day I'll get past
trying to make Linux work and actually do something productive with it.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Graham [mailto:dfgraham@scs.dera.gov.uk]
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 12:42 AM
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Subject: Re: Unable to boot using 2.2.17 kernels
First of all, try a slightly older kernel 2.2.15pre19 from Ben's
website. Second use "no video" in the BootX options. Third of all make
sure you have the correct system.map and modules files. I have had
problems with the 2.2.15-2.9.0 kernel on my G4 but the later kernel fixed
the problems i was having. I'm not 2.2.17 at all.
I hope this helps
Darren
At 12:00 28/09/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Resending this w/ a different subject line. Maybe somebody will respond
this
>time. **PLEASE!!**
>
>Works okay using 2.2.15-2.9.0 kernel that installed w/ the YDL 1.2 distro.
>Couldn't get X to work using XFree86, so went w/ Xpmac.rev10. Video is
kinda
>slow in console; real slow redraws in X. Reading the archives indicates XF4
>should resolve this, so I figured I would install a newer kernel first, but
>computer will not boot w/ newer kernel. MacOS launches, BootX launches,
then
>I get the following:
>
>---------------------------------
>Welcome to Linux, kernel 2.2.17
>
>started at :Ox00000000
>linked at
>frame buffer at
>MSR
>HID0
>ICTC
>
>booting...
>---------------------------------
>...and that's where it stays. I get the same result using precompiled
>binaries or kernels I build myself from BenH, Kernel.org and
penguinppc.org.
>One difference; on BenH's kernel it reboots every 3 minutes (I timed it).
>
>Other info:
>PPC 9500 upgraded w/ PowerLogix G3 card
>MacOS 8.6
>128 MB ram
>ATI Rage Orion video card (Rage 128 chip, 16 MB vram)
>(2) 2 GB SCSI drives: sda -> MacOS
> sdb -> / and swap
>BootX v1.2.2 -> Set G3 cache enabled, no kernel arguments
>PowerLogix G3/G4 Profiler control panel set to disable built-in motherboard
>cache and enable backside cache. dmesg confirms this is happening.
>
>So, I am tired and frustrated. Any and all constructive ideas welcome.
>
>Pete
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