On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 10:27:19PM +0200, Irrlicht wrote: > Hello > > Can someone please help me? Would be verrrry kind ;))) > > I try to install Debian on my Ibook. I read pretty much HOWTO's till now. I > loaded yaboot on my computer, but when I go to the OPEN FIRMWARE and I try > to start yaboot I see the pinguin (the ram disk has sometimes some problems > to start up). But in the end it will finish mit the following error message: > > root fs is no mounted > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > KERNEL PANIC: VFS: Unable to mount roof fs on 03:04 > > By the way it is not possible to format the Disks in the HFS Format. When I > do it (I tried under OS 9.2.1 and OS X) and I chose HFS it will still format > the HD in the HFS+ Format when I go back and check the result. How bizarre! > But as I read for first time installation it doesnt matters if you have HFS+ > on the disk where the yaboot is. > > Thank you for your soon answer and I'm really look forward to switch to > LINUX > but it looks a bit very very difficult in the moment > Dave, Switzerland > (I hope to use this list in the right way, otherway I am sorry!)
What is the contents of your yaboot.conf? Do you also have the root.bin next to yaboot and linux.bin on your disk? -- Debian GNU/Linux Operating System By the People, For the People Chris Tillman (a people instance) toff one at cox dot net
