Oldworld install problems
I have a Motorola Starmax which I am trying to rejuvinate by installing linux on it. System specs: Starmax 3000/240 Sonnet G3 upgrade 128mb RAM 2.3gb IDE HD (2 HFS mac partitions) 4.3gb SCSI HD (for linux) SCSI ID 2 Teac SCSI CD-ROM (ID 3) Teac SCSI CDR (ID 4) I have unstuffed the bootx installer to the desktop and run it choosing the default options. If I do this I get the following error when trying to boot linux: ³kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 01:03² I¹ve tried putting the CD in both drives with the same result. I¹ve also tried specifying the kernal and ramdisk (using the ones inside the un-stuffed directory on my desktop) I get the same result with both: it can¹t find the CD. After some searching through the archives I found that mac53c94.o seems to be the option to choose, it the asks for options to give to the kernal, and I¹m not sure what to put here, if anything. After that it always gives the ³Insmod failed² error and that¹s it. I know this seems to be a very common newbie problem, but I couldn¹t find a solution in the archives that worked. Help! Ben Donovan
Re: Oldworld install problems
On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Ben Donovan wrote: I have a Motorola Starmax which I am trying to rejuvinate by installing linux on it. System specs: Starmax 3000/240 Sonnet G3 upgrade 128mb RAM 2.3gb IDE HD (2 HFS mac partitions) 4.3gb SCSI HD (for linux) SCSI ID 2 Teac SCSI CD-ROM (ID 3) Teac SCSI CDR (ID 4) I have unstuffed the bootx installer to the desktop and run it choosing the default options. If I do this I get the following error when trying to boot linux: ³kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 01:03² I¹ve tried putting the CD in both drives with the same result. I¹ve also tried specifying the kernal and ramdisk (using the ones inside the un-stuffed directory on my desktop) I get the same result with both: it can¹t find the CD. After some searching through the archives I found that mac53c94.o seems to be the option to choose, it the asks for options to give to the kernal, and I¹m not sure what to put here, if anything. After that it always gives the ³Insmod failed² error and that¹s it. I know this seems to be a very common newbie problem, but I couldn¹t find a solution in the archives that worked. Switch to VT3 or 4 (cmd-ctl-F3/F4) and see the additional messages from insmod. You should not need any additional arguments for the module. That's mostly for ISA cards. You could also try the mesh driver. I don't know what that machine has as a controller. -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft
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Re: Oldworld install problems
Actually I did try the mesh driver too, with the same results. The machine is basically the same as a powermac 4400, I don't know if that is any help. Ben on 6/10/03 9:54 AM, Stew Benedict at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Ben Donovan wrote: I have a Motorola Starmax which I am trying to rejuvinate by installing linux on it. System specs: Starmax 3000/240 Sonnet G3 upgrade 128mb RAM 2.3gb IDE HD (2 HFS mac partitions) 4.3gb SCSI HD (for linux) SCSI ID 2 Teac SCSI CD-ROM (ID 3) Teac SCSI CDR (ID 4) I have unstuffed the bootx installer to the desktop and run it choosing the default options. If I do this I get the following error when trying to boot linux: ³kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 01:03² I¹ve tried putting the CD in both drives with the same result. I¹ve also tried specifying the kernal and ramdisk (using the ones inside the un-stuffed directory on my desktop) I get the same result with both: it can¹t find the CD. After some searching through the archives I found that mac53c94.o seems to be the option to choose, it the asks for options to give to the kernal, and I¹m not sure what to put here, if anything. After that it always gives the ³Insmod failed² error and that¹s it. I know this seems to be a very common newbie problem, but I couldn¹t find a solution in the archives that worked. Switch to VT3 or 4 (cmd-ctl-F3/F4) and see the additional messages from insmod. You should not need any additional arguments for the module. That's mostly for ISA cards. You could also try the mesh driver. I don't know what that machine has as a controller. -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft
Re: Oldworld install problems
On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Ben Donovan wrote: Actually I did try the mesh driver too, with the same results. The machine is basically the same as a powermac 4400, I don't know if that is any help. Not to me. I haven't had hands-on on either one of them. -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft
Re: Oldworld install problems
What should I be looking for in VT3 or 4? I want to get as much information as possible now, so that when I get back home tonight I can solve this. Ben on 6/10/03 10:30 AM, Stew Benedict at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Ben Donovan wrote: Actually I did try the mesh driver too, with the same results. The machine is basically the same as a powermac 4400, I don't know if that is any help. Not to me. I haven't had hands-on on either one of them. -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft
Re: Oldworld install problems
I switched to VT3 and here¹s what I got using the mac53c94 module (mesh produced the same errors, only withmesh instead of mac53c94): Warning, insmod failed (ide-cd (null)) (1) Have to insmod sr_mod Needs cd-rom /tmp/cdrom.o: Read-only file system Needs sr_mod /tmp/sr_mod.o: Read-only file system Warning, insmod failed (sr_mod (null)) (1) Looking for IDE media IDE/1: had is a ST52520A Looking for SCSI media Looking for Compaq smart array media Looking for DAC960 Unsetting automatic Have to insmod mac53c94 Needs mac53c94 /tmp/mac53c94.o: Read-only file system Warning, insmod failed (mac53c94) (1) Unsetting automatic Settings in bootX as follows: Kernel = vmlinux (or vmlinux-benh) Ramdisk = all.gz (or all-benh.gz) Kernel arguments = ramdisk_size=4 Are there any specific options I should turn on/off in the bootX options screen? I'm not sure what else to try. Ben
Re: Oldworld install problems
On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Ben Donovan wrote: I switched to VT3 and here¹s what I got using the mac53c94 module (mesh produced the same errors, only withmesh instead of mac53c94): Warning, insmod failed (ide-cd (null)) (1) Have to insmod sr_mod Needs cd-rom /tmp/cdrom.o: Read-only file system Needs sr_mod /tmp/sr_mod.o: Read-only file system Warning, insmod failed (sr_mod (null)) (1) Looking for IDE media IDE/1: had is a ST52520A Looking for SCSI media Looking for Compaq smart array media Looking for DAC960 Unsetting automatic Have to insmod mac53c94 Needs mac53c94 /tmp/mac53c94.o: Read-only file system Warning, insmod failed (mac53c94) (1) Unsetting automatic Bingo! Read-only file system Settings in bootX as follows: Kernel = vmlinux (or vmlinux-benh) Ramdisk = all.gz (or all-benh.gz) Kernel arguments = ramdisk_size=4 Are there any specific options I should turn on/off in the bootX options screen? I'm not sure what else to try. add root=/dev/ram3 to your kernel arguments This is only for the install. To boot the system use root=/dev/sdXX, where XX=a6, etc. (your linux /). -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft
