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Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic : Start Here! (Getting started/First day) :
RedHat installer not loading in MkLinux |
I'm trying to install MkLinux Pre-R1 G7 on a Performa 6115. Problem is, the RedHat installer isn't running. I've partitioned my disk, put installed the
extensions and control panels, and have the mach_servers folder in my MacOS / directory with the vmlinux+installer and other files. I edited lilo.conf to set rootdev to /dev/sda5, the MacOS partition with the /mach_servers directory, but
when I try to boot, I get the following:
Mach 3.0 VERSION (GENERIC #7.): bacon <osfmk>; Sun May 30...
MACH microkernel is booting on a Power Macintosh NuBus class machine
mem_size = 40M
vm_page_bootstrap: 9092 free pages
Then... nothing! Ok, so it's a slow, tired, old Mac. I waited. Went and did something else for an hour, came back, and still the installer hadn't loaded. Am I forgetting something? Suggestions? |
I had pretty much the same problem on a Performa 6115.
Elsewhere in the FAQ, someone recommended turning
off virtual memory (on the MacOS side). I tried this
and it worked. This is not just to run the installer--
still have to turn off vm any time I want to run Linux.
Nick |
I don't know if my problem fits in this category but here we go: I'm trying to install
mklinux drs-3 on a umax pulsar 604e without virtual memory. I copied all the mac-os files, copied mach_servers,
red_hat and I even figured out how to partition my hd and locate bootstrap.conf but
after I got past the point where the "bootstrap.conf can't be located" message
would appear, the screen turns black and stays that way until I reboot... Help!
thomas |
I don't know if this is the same problem either, but I try to install MK DR3 on my 500 MHz G3 (beige model, upgraded). Wen I try to start the installer by booting from the CD, the system seems to load up (I get a list of hardware), but after loading in my ethernet-system the whole thing stops before the installer opens... Is my installer CD in the wrong format (MacOS Standard), or else, maby, my changed processor is not compatible, i don't know...
Welcomr to e-mail me if you know what I can do...
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I have a problem similar(???) to this one. After partitioning and copying all the files from the MKLinux DR3 CD to my hard drive, I restart, hoping to boot off the cd and run the installer. However, when I select the MKLinux operating system, I get an error message saying "Sorry! You must upgrade the MKLinux Booter to boot this OFS MK kernel." I am using a Performa 6200CD, which is on the supported machines list. Is there anything I'm doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Sometimes, when the kernel loads, it (anyone, god or man, know why?) turns the
screen brightness (at least on my PowerBook) down to zero. This TURNS OFF the
screen -- making it black -- and it *LOOKS* like the PowerBook has hung.
Just press the Brightness-Up button once, and the installer may just be staring
you in the face. :)
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