Re: Second Stage Cooker Install Problems
On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, James O'Malley wrote: Okay, tried it again. Tried all the install kernels and was unsuccessful. The 2.4.4's came closest. After loading the second stage install, they kicked me out with a signal 15 and a shutdown. So they exhibited a decidely _different_ behavior than the 2.4.13's. Don't know if that helps. The box is a g3 powerbook firewire with an ATI Rage 128 Mobility. Still no kernel messages console either. The 2.4.4 behavior sounds like Xpmac is having trouble coming up. You've noted the various video= methods to initiate the boot? I didn't pick up from your message whether or not you tried text mode. I have the Lombard Powerbook, which still has the mach64 chip. Thx, Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
Re: Second Stage Cooker Install Problems
On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, James O'Malley wrote: Regarding the console keys, I think I had to do something insane like Fn-Ctrl-F1... can't remember though. I don't have Linux installed on there any more so I can't check. Nope not it... tried every combo. I think it's disabled or something, because I had stumbled upon it in 8.0 cooker, but this time I get nothing. No go on the power management feature too... still doesn't load. I tried bumping the size the ramdisk size from 48000 to 96000 and it still doesn't load completely. Without the kernel message console, I can't troubleshoot this either. Doh! What model powerbook is this? You might try a text install and see if you can at least see what's hanging. I've done about 10 consecutive installs using my local build and 36000 seems to be adequate. It sounds like something else is going on. Also trying another kernel could be an option to try. The build machine is Paris is offline at the moment, but once it's up I'm going to replace the install image with what I've been working with here. That said, the only problems others, (including myself) have reported from the tree on the mirrors, is the installer thinking certain packages are bad and not installing them, giving less than desirable results at the end of the install. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
Re: Second Stage Cooker Install Problems
What model powerbook is this? You might try a text install and see if you can at least see what's hanging. I've done about 10 consecutive installs using my local build and 36000 seems to be adequate. It sounds like something else is going on. Also trying another kernel could be an option to try. It's a powerbook G3 firewire. I'll try a text only install tomorrow and see what happens. --james
Re: Second Stage Cooker Install Problems
Hello James, I did this same install on my PowerBook G3 (Firewire) and ran into the same problem. I believe, but have no proof, that it may have to do with the power management built into the kernel that's used for the installer. What I did to solve my problem was run my finger over the trackpad periodically while the install was going on. This kept the machine from thinking it was idle, and thus did not access the power management code (which I think was causing it to lock up). Regarding the console keys, I think I had to do something insane like Fn-Ctrl-F1... can't remember though. I don't have Linux installed on there any more so I can't check. Like I said, it worked for me, but YMMV. Good Luck, Peter - Original Message - From: James O'Malley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 4:53 PM Subject: Second Stage Cooker Install Problems Was just wondering if there was a reason I cannot install via FTP from the current cooker tree? I have a powerbook G3 Firewire and have done the following: Mirrored the cooker tree (successful) Ran gendistib on it (successful) Burned a CD-RW to boot the thing (successful) Loaded gmac.o for network access (successful) Selected FTP, entered host, directory, user, password (successful) Started loading second stage and locked up the install program at like 90% done. (I don't know how to change terminals on a mac... tried every key combination I could think of but I can't see the error console or whatnot) Is there anything I should know about the current tree? I'm heading home for the holidays and I don't think I can live without a linux box. This powerbook is my only hope *G*. Any word on a beta release soon? James
Re: Second Stage Cooker Install Problems
On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, James O'Malley wrote: Thanks, Stew. Okay, I see that you've changed yaboot.conf's ramdisk size to 36000... I tried to install again on my G3 Powerbook Firewire and it hung very near the end. I also can't seem to get to the error console with any key combo. Any ideas what I've got to press to switch consoles on a Powerbook? I figured maybe the ramdisk is still a bit too small, so I bumped it up to 48000... and it's still a no-go. It just hangs there forever at like 95% done. Thanks, James On a Powerbook, you need to use FN also to get the real function keys. Command-Control-FN-F2 I'm still working on the drakx problem at this end. Are you saying the load of stage2 stalls at 95% or the package install? Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
Re: Second Stage Cooker Install Problems
On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, James O'Malley wrote: Was just wondering if there was a reason I cannot install via FTP from the current cooker tree? I have a powerbook G3 Firewire and have done the following: Mirrored the cooker tree (successful) Ran gendistib on it (successful) Burned a CD-RW to boot the thing (successful) Loaded gmac.o for network access (successful) Selected FTP, entered host, directory, user, password (successful) Started loading second stage and locked up the install program at like 90% done. (I don't know how to change terminals on a mac... tried every key combination I could think of but I can't see the error console or whatnot) Is there anything I should know about the current tree? I'm heading home for the holidays and I don't think I can live without a linux box. This powerbook is my only hope *G*. Any word on a beta release soon? There are some core problems with the drakx compile. I saw this problem a while back and then it cleared up for a while. There is some subtle interaction between glibc, rpm, and tools that causes odd behavior. Something you might also try, as the install image has grown with the inclusion of 3 kernels and the journalling modules is to increase the ramdisk size to 36000, instead of 32000. I am going to do this now on the mirror, but I'm still trying to resolve the other issue, which causes random packages to fail during install, when the RPM's themselves are fine. As for the beta ISO's - that's the goal. I am going to burn one myself and see if at least CD install can work. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
