Re: Beige G3 kernel panic
On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 10:09:56AM +0200, Patrik Nyman wrote:
> I also tried running the installer from the ramdisk, and then I
> realized, that not only does it not find the root partition, it does
> not find the hard drive at all! When installing from floppies, there's
> no problem.
>
> So, it seems to me that
> \begin{guesswork}
> the kernel on the floppy is different from the kernel that BootX uses.
> \end{guesswork}
> As I've said, I have the official cd's and have followed the
> instructions in the installation manual to the letter. What can I do?
> Can I fix the kernel somehow (that is, before installing the whole
> system)? Do I need anpther kernel? Where can I find it? (If the kernel
> is the problem at all.)
The kernel you use with BootX is up to you! Whichever kernels you put
in the Linux Kernels folder, then choose with the popup will be used.
If that is the kernel linux.bin which came with the same distribution
from which you made your floppy, that is very mysterious. It's easy
to tell what version each is when it's running,
uname -a
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| <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> |
| debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> |
| Chris Tillman tillman@voicetrak.com |
| To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) |
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