Re: PowerBook G4 12inch
I had a thread on the list about my installation on a 12" g4 powerbook -- but unfortunately the post that I made after I had solved most of the problems did not end up on the archive -- here is the relevant section -- which I think will also solve the tab problem from June 2003 post: just an update on my progress -- indeed the benh kernel is not installed -- i am trying to follow a work around suggested by Nic Doebelin on the comp.os.linux.powerpc list which is based on the translation of an article from a German magazine. Like Isaac I had the problem that when I switched to the console mode during text installation my 'a' key became a ^B so umount /dev/hda and eject /dev/hda became difficult -- the work around for that problem is: # echo 'keycode 30 = \0141' > key # mount /dev/hdcX /mnt--- where X is your root partition #/mnt/bin/lo*dkeys key That gives you an 'a' key again then unmount the cd umount /tmp/hda chroot /mnt mount -t iso9660 /dev/hda /mnt/cdrom I then copied the kernel-benh-2*.rpm file from the cd Mandrake/RPMS1/kern*benh-2* to /var the next problem came when I tried to install the rpm file rpm -Uvh --nodeps /var/kern* installation went file (hash marks marched to 100%) then I became stuck in an endless loop error about cannot write to /proc/mounts no such file or directory exists -- had to restart the machine to get out of it This rpm installation gets the vmlinuz-*benh file loaded into boot, but did not create the required initrd*.img file. I went back through the installation disk boot process again until the language page -- hit apple - right arrow to get to the console mode then copied the appropriate image file from the boot disk # mount /dev/hdc5 /mnt # cp /tmp/image/BootX/*benh*ext3 /mnt/boot/initrd-2.4.20-benh-9mdk.img then edit the /etc/yaboot.conf file changing the vmlinuz and initrd files to those you just created then execute ybin to make the yaboot.conf changes take place # ybin -v # exit # umount /mnt hold control - apple and push the power button to restart If the x server fails during startup -- which mine did just exit the xconfigurator, su to root and edit the XF86Config-4 file # emacs /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 change the driver in the Device section from "fbdev" to "nv" since the 12" powerbook G4 uses the nVidia geForce4 video card # exit $ startx and the Mandrake X wizard should startup and run Only thing not working at this point is my built-in airport extreme card To Stew and the guys on the cooker-ppc list -- you have done a great job of porting linux to the ppc -- congratulations and thanks a lot. Stew Benedict wrote: I thought there was a thread on installs on the 12", but I could be mistaken. Have you checked the list archives at: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
Re: Boot Problems on Powerbook G4
is it possible that the benh kernel was not installed Quite possible. It doesn't install automatically, and in text mode, even if you explicitily select a package, it doesn't install. If you check the list archives, there are various workarounds. If I understand the situation correctly, rescue won't work either, as the Mandrake kernel doesn't see the hard drive. just an update on my progress -- indeed the benh kernel is not installed -- i am trying to follow a work around suggested by Nic Doebelin on the comp.os.linux.powerpc list which is based on the translation of an article from a German magazine. Like Isaac I had the problem that when I switched to the console mode during text installation my 'a' key became a ^B so umount /dev/hda and eject /dev/hda became difficult -- the work around for that problem is: # echo 'keycode 30 = \0141' > key # mount /dev/hdcX /mnt--- where X is your root partition #/mnt/bin/lo*dkeys key That gives you an 'a' key again then unmount the cd umount /tmp/hda chroot /mnt mount -t iso9660 /dev/hda /mnt/cdrom I then copied the kernel-benh-2*.rpm file from the cd Mandrake/RPMS1/kern*benh-2* to /var the next problem came when I tried to install the rpm file rpm -Uvh --nodeps /var/kern* installation went file (hash marks marched to 100%) then I became stuck in an endless loop error about cannot write to /proc/mounts no such file or directory exists -- had to restart the machine to get out of it This rpm installation gets the vmlinuz-*benh file loaded into boot, but did not create the required initrd*.img file. I went back through the installation disk boot process again until the language page -- hit apple - right arrow to get to the console mode then copied the appropriate image file from the boot disk # mount /dev/hdc5 /mnt # cp /tmp/image/BootX/*benh*ext3 /mnt/boot/initrd-2.4.20-benh-9mdk.img then edit the /etc/yaboot.conf file changing the vmlinuz and initrd files to those you just created then execute ybin to make the yaboot.conf changes take place # ybin -v # exit # umount /mnt hold control - apple and push the power button to restart If the x server fails during startup -- which mine did just exit the xconfigurator, su to root and edit the XF86Config-4 file # emacs /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 change the driver in the Device section from "fbdev" to "nv" since the 12" powerbook G4 uses the nVidia geForce4 video card # exit $ startx and the Mandrake X wizard should startup and run Only thing not working at this point is my built-in airport extreme card To Stew and the guys on the cooker-ppc list -- you have done a great job of porting linux to the ppc -- congratulations and thanks a lot.
Boot Problems on Powerbook G4
I could not get Mandrake 9.1 PPC to install on my 12" Powerbook G4 (NVIDIA GeForce4) using any of the gui setups. When I went to install-text the installation failed with a keyboard ioctl error (early in the installation). When I installed with install-gui-benh text the installation seemed to go fine. (Allocated all remaining free space in the installation ~ 15G) When I choose linux on the bootloader and boot linux the boot fails with errors starting with mount: error 6 mounting ext3 flags (null) well, retrying read-only without any flag mount: error 6 mounting ext3 pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2 Remounting devfs at correct place if necessary Mounted devfs on /dev Freeing unused kernel memory: 160k init 4k chrp 8k prep Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel I don't know what init= option to pass to the kernel -- by the way at the top of the screen (above the logo) the kernel is listed as Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk -- is it possible that the benh kernel was not installed somehow? Any help would be appreciated
