Subject: Re: Unable to boot using 2.2.17 kernels
From: Darren Graham (dfgraham@scs.dera.gov.uk)
Date: Fri Sep 29 2000 - 01:41:32 MDT
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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