--- brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:33:42 -0700 (PDT) > From: brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Etch on old world with 2.5.15-1 and > Quik > To: brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > hey, its really working now. > > got my initrd fixed, more or less. enough > to stop the scsi problem and also small > enough i can use bootx again if i want. > its probably not optimum but it is down > to 3MB from 5, (was 1.4 in sarge...) > > what i di basicly was just to set initramfs.conf > in etc/initramfs-tools to modules = dep > and run update-initramfs > > it still loads some mods i think i don't need > (at boot time) but > much less than before ... i think that yaird may > work with 16-2, but actually still need 17. > (i get an output file at least on the g4 but > it still shows errors and i have not got up > the guts to try it yet as there is no bootx there > to fall back on, if it breaks i have to boot off > a cd and do some minor surgery ... however the > file is much smaller, like 1.1MB and if it is good > then good, probably faster booting) > > > > also with a bit of tinkering back and > forth of config files xorg is up and running. > > next on agenda: try 16 again, try building > ram disks on/for my ancient (68k) macs, > > --- brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hmmm. funny thing. i finished the package > > upgrades today, booted from 2.6.8-3 with bootx > > (had to restore the modules tree from a backup) > > > > just figured i would try 15 again, and aha, it > > worked > > ! > > but then now i just booted and it quits again... > > > > turns out it need termination on the scsci bus, > > or else it just quits before the penguin. > > > > also that most of the difference i thought > > in the startup screen is just a long pause while > it > > is loading up the module tree, as i said bug > > in mkinit apparently. when booting 2.6.8 the first > > screen goes by so fast you can barely see it, > > its just like a flash. > > > > any questions or comments here, please speak up, > > i am planning to make my installation report in > the > > next few days. > > > > also i have yet to get xorg started, that's > another > > thing. > > > > > > --- brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > well i tried this, upgrade from etch (removing > the > > > > please excuse, i meant "upgrade from sarge to > etch" > > > > > 2.6.16-2 that > > > never i could boot). it booted with quik, > surprise > > > tho not with bootx. > > > (just for reference > > > :powerbook3400/603ev-ppc-180/80MB Ram) > > > so i went ahead to try upgrade the rest of the > > > pieces. > > > > > > i split it up into parts guiding the best i > could > > > using dpkg, apt-get > > > and aptitude (more that after it was upgraded). > > > > > > i rebooted twice in the middle, perhaps i took > too > > > big a chunk > > > the last time for it fails to boot now, about > 70% > > of > > > system upgrades > > > done. no fancy extra software or anything. > > > > > > well something broke. i still suspect the ram > disk > > > utility, but with > > > something like 3,000 packages its pretty tough > > > narrowing it > > > down, exactly where it would break down. > > > > > > the same 5.1 MB ramdisk was booting me for a > while > > > as the > > > same size on my pismo/newworld. that is 4x what > it > > > was in sarge. > > > plus if you run initramfs with verbose option it > > > shows you > > > it is including every module it has and yaird > > quits: > > > they are > > > both supposed to figure what you need to access > > the > > > root > > > filesystem and only that (not 20 old scsci > > drivers). > > > > > > > > > > > > but it was running a while. i will try again in > a > > > little while. > > > i think i want to try put a minimal copy of > sarge > > on > > > my > > > disk to leave alone i can boot with bootx, if i > > > want. > > > > > > note when it was booting there would it sit for > > like > > > 30 seconds > > > with a blank screen half way through. but then > the > > > penguin > > > would appear and it would finish boot. funny a > big > > > different. > > > also if i typed a return at the quick prompt it > > > would crash, > > > i just had to wait for it to time out. > > > > > > right now i see that 2/3 page of text starting > > with > > > "welcome" > > > ending with "arch:exit" then it simply shuts > down > > ! > > > apparently > > > i mean the disk shuts off and screen blanks... > > > > > > brian > > > > > > p.s. well its good to get a little better idea > > > what's been > > > happening in the upgrade. this is the only way > you > > > see > > > much. sort of like bicycling the autobahn... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! 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