Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-23 Thread Torben Brosten
Your error message (if it's the only message) indicates something fundamentally wrong, like specifying the wrong root partition in yaboot.conf. Yaboot.conf works when using the default kernel. The only changes I make are to add the location of Macos: macos=/dev/hda14 and change the kernel

Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-22 Thread vinai
On Thu, 22 May 2003, Torben Brosten wrote: > I understand Ext3 is Ext2 + journalling. When formatting hda11, there > was no choice for partition type Ext3 or Ext2. Are you saying that > Ext3 and Ext2 are formatted differently (default format Ext2)? You are correct, i.e. ext3 = ext2 + journalling.

Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-22 Thread Torben Brosten
Mich Lanners wrote: On 22 May, this message from Torben Brosten echoed through cyberspace: Next line, am getting this error: Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:0b VFS? What does that refer to? That's the abstraction layer just above the different filesystems, unifying for

Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-22 Thread Mich Lanners
On 22 May, this message from Torben Brosten echoed through cyberspace: > Next line, am getting this error: > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:0b > > VFS? What does that refer to? That's the abstraction layer just above the different filesystems, unifying for the layers still ab

Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-22 Thread Torben Brosten
Hi Ajay, >are you using devfs (unintentionally or intentionally) ? Good thought! Unfortunately, it is not the cause. CONFIG_PROC_FS=y # CONFIG_DEVFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set

RE: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-22 Thread Pisupati, Ajay
y, May 22, 2003 4:51 AM > To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config > > > > Okay, the RTC suggestions helped. Next problem.. > > I'm still trying to compile a working 2.4.x kernel based on > benh's instal

Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-22 Thread Torben Brosten
Okay, the RTC suggestions helped. Next problem.. I'm still trying to compile a working 2.4.x kernel based on benh's installation instructions at: http://tinyplanet.ca/projects/debian/ibook/install (with review also from the urls suggested previously). Everything seems to compile fine. Kernel lo

Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-19 Thread Frank Murphy
> I'm installing Debian 3.0r1 ppc from CDs onto a year 2000 ibook. I installed onto my Grey/White 1999iBook from the net using Branden's instructions (http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook). I immediately went to sid though. > 2. Where can I find a copy of the .config files used to build the

Re: ibook 2000 kernel config, install config

2003-05-19 Thread Torben Brosten
Viktor, thanks for the advice et al. I'll use fs ext3. find / -name '.config' -print was not returning anything... I forgot to add the package! =) Am following kernel change instructions from this url now: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch-post-install.en.html#s-kernel-baking