On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Frederic Corne wrote:
>
> I have installed Mdk8.0 on an old Powermac 7500 (604/ 100Mhz)
>
> To do the installation I had to use the kernel 2.2.15p19 from
> ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/ppclinux/kernels/2.2.15pre19/...
> (because of crdrom recognition problems )
>
> now that the system is installed, and work correctly (with 2.2.15) , I
> try to use the vmlinuz-2.4.4-6.2mdk kernel installed.
> I copied it in "linux kernel" folder of bootX ( on macos). I copied also
> a initrd.
>
> But I get always a kernel panic almost immediately. Just after the
> "bienvenue" big image.
>
> Any hint appreciated
>
>
Have you tried any other 2.4 series kernels (benH for instance)? There is
another user with an OldWorld machine having considerable trouble with 2.4
also.
Stew Benedict
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