On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Jean-Marie Bernadet wrote:
> hello all > > i've performed linux installations on both powermac and pcs but i must > say i'm quite confused for now... > > here is my problem : > i've eventually been through the install successfully (better have your > cd drive on the proper channel !) but when it was time for the computer > to boot into the freshly installed mandrake linux 8.2 beta 2, i had a > black screen just after the install quits. > > can i use bootx to boot in 8.2 ? > i understand i need a kernel and setting boot device. where can i get > the good kernel ? how can i tell the partition device name (let's say > it's partition 6 from the only SCSI disk in my machine (ID 0)) ? once i > have the name, how do i tell bootx to boot that partition ??? > Check the BootX folder of the ISO (are you using beta2 iso?). Replace the initrd with the one on: http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img kernel should be the same version: vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk There's really no way for us to know what drive/partition you installed on. You could try to use pdisk to figure out what partition "/" is on, or boot the rescue image. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
