Re: G3 Beige Tower install help
2008/9/4, Stephen Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (4) Run BootX application (alternatively install BootX extension, and reboot). OK I did this, got a shell and then a kernel panic, and a reboot message for 3 minutes. Probably because of the kernel being in the wrong place eh ? I don't think so. BootX found the kernel, but maybe not the initrd. Did it complain about not finding the root partition? (5) When Bootx asks you to choose your OS, before doing so, press on Options, and select the initrd (Use specified RAM disk) (with BootX extension variant, you have to be careful to stop the clock from counting down, this can be done by writing a space into More kernel arguments field). You mean the ram disk is automatically set as default ? By space in the kernel arguments field, you mean to hit the space bar ? Excuse me if I'm being a little thick, it's the end of a long day. It is not used by BootX as default. When you have selected a RAM disk, the root partition field changes to adjust the maximum size of the RAM disk. Yes, I meant the space bar. Risto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: G3 Beige Tower install help
hi reading this email again makes me wonder if this step has been omitted: Insert the PPC install disk and navigate to the /install/powerpc folder. Copy vmlinux (the linux kernel) to System Folder/Linux Kernels. Copy initrd.gz (the init ramdisk image) to System Folder and rename it to ramdisk.image.gz ? James
Re: G3 Beige Tower install help
2008/9/6, James Kozak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi reading this email again makes me wonder if this step has been omitted: Insert the PPC install disk and navigate to the /install/powerpc folder. Copy vmlinux (the linux kernel) to System Folder/Linux Kernels. Copy initrd.gz (the init ramdisk image) to System Folder and rename it to ramdisk.image.gz ? James I don't think that the name, or even the location, of the initrd would matter, as long as BootX is told where it is. As a general rule: the shorter the name, the better. I have always been using initrd.gz as it is. Risto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: G3 Beige Tower install help
On Sun, Sep 07, 2008 at 12:04:09AM +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/9/6, James Kozak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi reading this email again makes me wonder if this step has been omitted: Insert the PPC install disk and navigate to the /install/powerpc folder. Copy vmlinux (the linux kernel) to System Folder/Linux Kernels. Copy initrd.gz (the init ramdisk image) to System Folder and rename it to ramdisk.image.gz ? James I don't think that the name, or even the location, of the initrd would matter, as long as BootX is told where it is. As a general rule: the shorter the name, the better. I have always been using initrd.gz as it is. ---end quoted text--- Risto; I used your posted SxS, placed vmlinux initrd in the top level of the MacOS system folder, and it booted. The install is where I had the issue(s), of going through the steps and hanging when it came to installing the quik bootloader. I don't understand why it's install quick as I thought that BootX would be used. I went through several iterations of disk partioning schemes without any successful install. One message I got several times was that Quik has to be on the first partition. The MacOS has a small partition at the first that doesn't delete for me, so I'm kind of stuck there. In terms of the disk partioning. Is the MacOS partition supposed to be overwritten and that's why the installer wants to install Quik ? I can't seem to find an option to toggle Quik off. -- Regards, S.D.Allen - Toronto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: G3 Beige Tower install help
--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Stephen Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In terms of the disk partioning. Is the MacOS partition supposed to be overwritten and that's why the installer wants to install Quik ? I can't seem to find an option to toggle Quik off. -- I believe it is possible to terminate the install. IIRC, you press go back which takes you to the list of installation steps, then scroll down past quik. Never mind it complains, you are ok. You may need or which to go into a shell before you quit and copy the real initrd (not for installer) so that you get your modules (extensions) when you next boot ?? The hd is mounted in a strange place like /target/[a bunch of strange but obvious stuff] ?? Anyway the real initrd needs to be on the mac side for bootx to use... I don't recall real well its been pretty long time. Hope Ricks instructions go over this. Too bad, all this stuff used to be in the installagion guide and disappeared some time back. Ughh. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
