From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14277 invoked from network); 30 Oct 2004 12:45:02 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 30 Oct 2004 12:45:02 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CNsbO-0002Ki-CF for arch-gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:45:02 +0000 Received: (qmail 6783 invoked by uid 89); 30 Oct 2004 12:45:01 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-releng-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-releng@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 9966 invoked from network); 30 Oct 2004 12:45:00 +0000 In-Reply-To: <70BC90E4-2A69-11D9-BF22-000D93283962@gentoo.org> References: <6543090E-2968-11D9-93E1-000D93283962@gentoo.org> <20041029235518.GD9693@celebornl.wh-og.hs-niederrhein.de> <70BC90E4-2A69-11D9-BF22-000D93283962@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <82C71A7E-2A71-11D9-BF22-000D93283962@gentoo.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org From: Pieter Van den Abeele Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:44:59 +0200 To: Pieter Van den Abeele X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Subject: Re: [gentoo-releng] 2004.3 ppc X-Archives-Salt: a527fd34-fcd2-4440-b41e-6e9d7b814014 X-Archives-Hash: 836094a0a3456a387cb1131c8ab4f0d9 but then of course the zImage needs to contain the actual ramdisk, which wasn't the case I've rerolled the pegasos kernel, with default boot loader args and I've had dholm tftp boot it. It works now. The isos are updated 14:43 it works perfectly Pieter On 30 Oct 2004, at 13:47, Pieter Van den Abeele wrote: > http://dev.gentoo.org/~pylon/images/dscf2342.jpg > > If your machine is not compatible with the bootloader on the cd, and > you need to pass arguments to the kernel using openfirmware, don't > forget to pass root=/dev/ram0 ;-p > > All the other arguments are built into the kernel. The reason why this > one isn't, is that it's not in the append= parameter in the bootloader > config but has an extra root= line. I forgot to copy that one in. So > for now, pegasos people have to pass no arguments, except for > root=/dev/ram0 > > sorry about that. If needed I'd be happy to recompile the kernel to > include that flag. Will take me approx half an hour to get both cds > updated. Your call ;-) > > Pieter > > On 30 Oct 2004, at 01:55, Lars Weiler wrote: > >> * Pieter Van den Abeele [04/10/29 07:07 +0200]: >>> Just a quick note to let you know PPC 2004.3 is available in the >>> ~pvdabeel/2004.3 directory. >> >> I just had the chance to test it on the Pegasos. No luck, >> as the kernel panics when the root fs should be mounted. >> Probably I use the wrong arguments for booting (as we now >> use squashfs instead of gcloop in 2004.1). >> >> Pieter knows of the problem. I try to fetch him later the >> night on IRC and resolve this issue. >> >> Sorry for all inconveniences. >> >> Regards, Lars > -- gentoo-releng@gentoo.org mailing list