Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
On Wednesday 12 Mar 2003 11:33 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: PS: This is also the first time I use a mailing list... Which is why I'm adding this :) Dont worry No one will flame you for not knowing things here. We are quite civilised. I do not have a Mac ( if I did I might never have discovered Linux ) but a quick search reveals that this problem has occurred before. These links may help you. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04102.html http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppcw=2r=1s=+Unknown+or+c orrupt+filesystem+q=b You might also have luck in the PowerPC forum at Mandrake Club http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=v iewforumforum=8 If you solve the problem, please post again telling us about it. If you don't, ask again. Persistance pays :) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
I looked at it (at 2 of the 3 links before), there were no answers for me, but I have a new idea (thanks to one of the messages there): I never had a part of free space before the installation, I always deleted the mac (or later, the wrong linux) partitions with diskdrake, but it says that mandrake makes the bootstrap partition automaticly before (!) diskdrake starts, but that is not possible before I cleared some partitions before the installation, so now I try to start the installation again :), thanks for the help, I'll let you know if it worked! Dont worry No one will flame you for not knowing things here. We are quite civilised. I do not have a Mac ( if I did I might never have discovered Linux ) but a quick search reveals that this problem has occurred before. These links may help you. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04102.html http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppcw=2r=1s=+Unknown+or+corr upt+filesystem+q=b You might also have luck in the PowerPC forum at Mandrake Club http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=view forumforum=8 Good Luck derek Hi, This is the first time i use (well, at least tried to use) linux, so please don't come with too complicated answers ;-). I own an Apple Macintosh G4/800 (768 megs of Ram, ATI Radeon graphics card) and i just downloaded Mandrake Linux v 8.2. I copied one partition of 5 gb to another, restarted, booted with the c key pressed to boot from CD, and i typed install-radeon. All looked nice and worked fine until i let diskdrake automaticly (thought that with automaticly nothing could go wrong) partition the free 5 gb. Then it showed this error No free space for 1MB bootstrap. I thought Ok, then I'll do it manually, so i made a 250 mb SWAP partition, a linux partition and a bootpartition of 10 mb. Then the install started and finished, but then it came with this error (connected to the bootstrap error I think): Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: After trying many different things, including keeping some free unpartitioned space (I got also errors about installing the bootloader sometimes) i removed my whole drive from my computer and put in an empty old 4 gb drive. I told the installer to format the entire HD and then automaticly partition it, and then again: No free space for 1MB bootstrap !! So again i set up the partitions manually, 1 linux, 1 swap, 1 boot, and then it installed, after restart exact the same error as mentioned above (Unknown or corrupt filesystem)!! So i tried installing another 5 times with all different partition methods, no result... Can anyone please tell me what i do wrong? -Leendert PS: This is also the first time I use a mailing list... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
Yes!! Solved it. Here is the solution: 1: Boot from the Mandrake CD and get to DiskDrake 2: Delete the partition you want linux to be installed, leave it FREE 3: Let DiskDrake save the partitionmap, it will now come with 2 errors: No swap and no linux partition, ignore them, and press the RESET button on your computer (if you don't have one just plug out the power cable ;-). 4: Boot from the CD again. Now you won't get that not enough free space for bootstrap error. Open diskdrake to make your partitions. You'll see it has added the bootloader automaticly now! Now just make your partitions (1 swap, 1 linux) and install. 5: after restart press l to start linux, and you WON'T see this error again: Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: If you see it, you've probably not correctly followed the steps above and/or made a bootstrap yourself... -Leendert Anne wrote: If you solve the problem, please post again telling us about it. If you don't, ask again. Persistance pays :) Anne On 3/13/03 11:54 AM, Leendert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I looked at it (at 2 of the 3 links before), there were no answers for me, but I have a new idea (thanks to one of the messages there): I never had a part of free space before the installation, I always deleted the mac (or later, the wrong linux) partitions with diskdrake, but it says that mandrake makes the bootstrap partition automaticly before (!) diskdrake starts, but that is not possible before I cleared some partitions before the installation, so now I try to start the installation again :), thanks for the help, I'll let you know if it worked! On 3/13/03 12:33 AM, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dont worry No one will flame you for not knowing things here. We are quite civilised. I do not have a Mac ( if I did I might never have discovered Linux ) but a quick search reveals that this problem has occurred before. These links may help you. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04102.html http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppcw=2r=1s=+Unknown+or+cor r upt+filesystem+q=b You might also have luck in the PowerPC forum at Mandrake Club http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=vie w forumforum=8 Good Luck derek On Wednesday 12 Mar 2003 11:01 pm, Leendert wrote: Hi, This is the first time i use (well, at least tried to use) linux, so please don't come with too complicated answers ;-). I own an Apple Macintosh G4/800 (768 megs of Ram, ATI Radeon graphics card) and i just downloaded Mandrake Linux v 8.2. I copied one partition of 5 gb to another, restarted, booted with the c key pressed to boot from CD, and i typed install-radeon. All looked nice and worked fine until i let diskdrake automaticly (thought that with automaticly nothing could go wrong) partition the free 5 gb. Then it showed this error No free space for 1MB bootstrap. I thought Ok, then I'll do it manually, so i made a 250 mb SWAP partition, a linux partition and a bootpartition of 10 mb. Then the install started and finished, but then it came with this error (connected to the bootstrap error I think): Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: After trying many different things, including keeping some free unpartitioned space (I got also errors about installing the bootloader sometimes) i removed my whole drive from my computer and put in an empty old 4 gb drive. I told the installer to format the entire HD and then automaticly partition it, and then again: No free space for 1MB bootstrap !! So again i set up the partitions manually, 1 linux, 1 swap, 1 boot, and then it installed, after restart exact the same error as mentioned above (Unknown or corrupt filesystem)!! So i tried installing another 5 times with all different partition methods, no result... Can anyone please tell me what i do wrong? -Leendert PS: This is also the first time I use a mailing list... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
On Thursday 13 Mar 2003 12:20 pm, Leendert wrote: Yes!! Solved it. Here is the solution: 1: Boot from the Mandrake CD and get to DiskDrake 2: Delete the partition you want linux to be installed, leave it FREE 3: Let DiskDrake save the partitionmap, it will now come with 2 errors: No swap and no linux partition, ignore them, and press the RESET button on your computer (if you don't have one just plug out the power cable ;-). 4: Boot from the CD again. Now you won't get that not enough free space for bootstrap error. Open diskdrake to make your partitions. You'll see it has added the bootloader automaticly now! Now just make your partitions (1 swap, 1 linux) and install. 5: after restart press l to start linux, and you WON'T see this error again: Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: If you see it, you've probably not correctly followed the steps above and/or made a bootstrap yourself... -Leendert Glad to hear you solved it, Leendert, and your info may help someone else with a similar problem. Just one thing - you might not want to re-install at this stage, but it's worth bearing in mind that if you have a separate /home partition you will not lose your data if you re-install or update your installation. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
On Thursday 13 Mar 2003 12:26 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: On Thursday 13 Mar 2003 12:20 pm, Leendert wrote: Yes!! Solved it. Here is the solution: 1: Boot from the Mandrake CD and get to DiskDrake 2: Delete the partition you want linux to be installed, leave it FREE 3: Let DiskDrake save the partitionmap, it will now come with 2 errors: No swap and no linux partition, ignore them, and press the RESET button on your computer (if you don't have one just plug out the power cable ;-). 4: Boot from the CD again. Now you won't get that not enough free space for bootstrap error. Open diskdrake to make your partitions. You'll see it has added the bootloader automaticly now! Now just make your partitions (1 swap, 1 linux) and install. 5: after restart press l to start linux, and you WON'T see this error again: Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: If you see it, you've probably not correctly followed the steps above and/or made a bootstrap yourself... -Leendert Glad to hear you solved it, Leendert, and your info may help someone else with a similar problem. Just one thing - you might not want to re-install at this stage, but it's worth bearing in mind that if you have a separate /home partition you will not lose your data if you re-install or update your installation. Anne And one last thing Leendert. Do you realise Mandrake 9.1 for Power PC is due to be released within a few days? It has a *lot* of improvements over 8.2. Images of the 'Release Candidate' are already available on the mirrors. Have fun with your new OS :-) derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
So that's why it makes a separate /home partition :). At least I have some experience with those folders because of Mac OS X (also a Unix based system). Thanks for the info Anne and Derek! -Leendert PS: If a monitor isn't listed in the install menu, and you can't find it on the companies page either (because it's an old monitor), do a search for it at www.google.com, then you'll almost always find the specs. I did this with a dell D1526TX-HS, I couldn't find it on the Dell page, but I found it with google (a link to Dell's archives!! Dell has a pretty bad search engine on it's homepage!). On 3/13/03 1:26 PM, Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glad to hear you solved it, Leendert, and your info may help someone else with a similar problem. Just one thing - you might not want to re-install at this stage, but it's worth bearing in mind that if you have a separate /home partition you will not lose your data if you re-install or update your installation. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
Hi, This is the first time i use (well, at least tried to use) linux, so please don't come with too complicated answers ;-). I own an Apple Macintosh G4/800 (768 megs of Ram, ATI Radeon graphics card) and i just downloaded Mandrake Linux v 8.2. I copied one partition of 5 gb to another, restarted, booted with the c key pressed to boot from CD, and i typed install-radeon. All looked nice and worked fine until i let diskdrake automaticly (thought that with automaticly nothing could go wrong) partition the free 5 gb. Then it showed this error No free space for 1MB bootstrap. I thought Ok, then I'll do it manually, so i made a 250 mb SWAP partition, a linux partition and a bootpartition of 10 mb. Then the install started and finished, but then it came with this error (connected to the bootstrap error I think): Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: After trying many different things, including keeping some free unpartitioned space (I got also errors about installing the bootloader sometimes) i removed my whole drive from my computer and put in an empty old 4 gb drive. I told the installer to format the entire HD and then automaticly partition it, and then again: No free space for 1MB bootstrap !! So again i set up the partitions manually, 1 linux, 1 swap, 1 boot, and then it installed, after restart exact the same error as mentioned above (Unknown or corrupt filesystem)!! So i tried installing another 5 times with all different partition methods, no result... Can anyone please tell me what i do wrong? -Leendert PS: This is also the first time I use a mailing list... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
On Wednesday 12 Mar 2003 11:01 pm, L66 wrote: Hi, This is the first time i use (well, at least tried to use) linux, so please don't come with too complicated answers ;-). I own an Apple Macintosh G4/800 (768 megs of Ram, ATI Radeon graphics card) and i just downloaded Mandrake Linux v 8.2. I copied one partition of 5 gb to another, restarted, booted with the c key pressed to boot from CD, and i typed install-radeon. All looked nice and worked fine until i let diskdrake automaticly (thought that with automaticly nothing could go wrong) partition the free 5 gb. Then it showed this error No free space for 1MB bootstrap. I thought Ok, then I'll do it manually, so i made a 250 mb SWAP partition, a linux partition and a bootpartition of 10 mb. Then the install started and finished, but then it came with this error (connected to the bootstrap error I think): Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: After trying many different things, including keeping some free unpartitioned space (I got also errors about installing the bootloader sometimes) i removed my whole drive from my computer and put in an empty old 4 gb drive. I told the installer to format the entire HD and then automaticly partition it, and then again: No free space for 1MB bootstrap !! So again i set up the partitions manually, 1 linux, 1 swap, 1 boot, and then it installed, after restart exact the same error as mentioned above (Unknown or corrupt filesystem)!! So i tried installing another 5 times with all different partition methods, no result... Can anyone please tell me what i do wrong? -Leendert PS: This is also the first time I use a mailing list... Dont worry No one will flame you for not knowing things here. We are quite civilised. I do not have a Mac ( if I did I might never have discovered Linux ) but a quick search reveals that this problem has occurred before. These links may help you. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04102.html http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppcw=2r=1s=+Unknown+or+corrupt+filesystem+q=b You might also have luck in the PowerPC forum at Mandrake Club http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=viewforumforum=8 Good Luck derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
