On (04/08/03 19:26), deFreese, Barry wrote: > OK, I am ready to throw this PowerBook G3 (firewire/Pismo whatever) out the > fricking window. For some reason it will not boot from the Debian "Woody" > CD or anyother cd (including MacOS) for that matter. Actually I think the > device alias for cd: is wrong but it won't let me change it with nvalias?? > So I jump into handy dandy OF and do a: > > 0> boot ide1:,\install\powermac\yaboot > > I get the yaboot prompt. Then I do: > > boot: ide1:0,/install/powermac/vmlinux2.4 > > Kernel panic VFS blah blah. So I do: > > boot: ide1:0,/install/powermac/vmlinux2.4 root=/dev/hdf ro (which is the > device found on previous boot of vmlinux2.4 image). > > Now I get Kernel Panic: no init found. Try passing the init= to the kernel > or something to that affect. > > I have tried just about all known combinations of init= including > append="init=/bin/sh" and nothing seems to get recognized. > > Can anyone save me before I either throw the PowerBook out the window or > jump myself?? :-) > > Bye the way, I apologize but I don't subscribe to this list anymore. If > possible could you please CC me on any answers?
I guess you would have tried this but have you reset the PRAM: Cmd+Opt+P+R? HTH Clive
