Hi, though I'm still having difficulties installing Mandrake-PPC myself (due to partitioning problems) I maybe can help you out a bit. The machine you want to install is a "new world" machine, right? I suggest you should use yaboot to boot your system. I think that the option root device: /dev/ram3 is the driver you need to create the ramdisk.
Greetings, Wijnand. ---------- >From: Xavier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: update on beige G3 bottx issues >Date: zon, 23 sep 2001 17:54 > > Ok, this is where I stand. > > After starting bootx, I choose the file all.gz. I set the ramdisk size > as 32000. I choose vmlinux as my kernel. > > Whatever I put into my command arguments is ignored, including > "install-text" or "text". (Unless of course, they're not being ignored, > but just makes no difference to the problem.) > > Immediatly after clicking linux the system starts up, shows me the name > of the kernel, says it is beginning boot and freezes there, in a black > screen with some system information. > > Choosing "no video driver" gets me a little farther, to finishing second > stage install, but not to the Mandrake install program. > > Stew mentioned that he had a setting: > > root device: /dev/ram3 > > I have no idea what this is. There are no parameters for me to set to > the above, and I'm not sure what that means anyway. > > These troubles may or may not be related to my video card. If that was > the case, it would seem that text install should work, but it's not. > > -Paul Rodriguez > > PS I did have some trouble booting my machine after adding the kernels > from the Mandrake cd to the bootx folder, but that went away. > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >
