Hollis Blanchard writes:
Steps to reproduce: 1. install kernel-image-2.6.8-powerpc 2. run mkvmlinuz with "do_initrd = Yes" in kernel-img.cnf 3. boot the resulting vmlinuz-2.6.8-powerpc on PReP
[...]Setting PCI interrupts for a "IBM 7248, PowerSeries 830/850 (Carolina)"[...]Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! <0>Rebooting in 180
Strange. I also have a Carolina (a 43P-100, to be precise), and it works very well with the exact same setup. Can you try a non-initrd kernel built from Debian sources?
Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
[no disks probed]
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VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block(3,3)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(3,3)
<0>Rebooting in 180 seconds..
It's missing some drivers that I assume would be present on the initrd...
-Hollis
