On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 06:19:42PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 09:18:45AM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 04:29:23PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > I am trying to build debian-installer to boot on my pegasos box (ppc of > > > chrp lineage). I created the cdrom.initrd image, and included it in my > > > zImage.chrp kernel, which i try to boot. > > > > > > The OF loads the kernel, boots it, and loads the initrd, but then fails > > > with a "can't find init, try a init= option" kind of message. > > > > > > I have tried the to use the init=/linuxrc parameter that Gaudenz > > > Steinlin suggested in his July 4 response to Rolf Brudeseth, but to not > > > much avail. > > > > > > Any hint on how to go on ? > > > > In order to boot on my iBook, I used the following yaboot.conf > > fragment: > > > > image=/home/kraai/dev/debian-installer/build/tmp/floppy/vmlinux > > label=install > > initrd=/home/kraai/dev/debian-installer/build/dest/floppy-initrd.gz > > initrd-size=8192 > > root=/dev/hda4 > > > > Does adding "root=/dev/whatever" help? > > Well, we don't have yaboot support, so this would not be a solution. > Maybe passing the initrd-size option to the kernel would help. I will > also try the root parameter. What is your /dev/hda4 ? Your root > partition, or the one you have the initrd on ?
It's both, but I think it can be any block device except the ramdisk used by the initrd. -- Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
