boot failure (and MOL)

[Tanger]

Dear Steve,

Thanks for your advice.  It is entirely possible that the problems with 
installing other software on the 2.4.19-4a kernel were not due to the 
kernel but to my lack of experience.  My problem(s) now are these:

How do I get around the screen that blocks me from booting the YDL 
partition?  I have tried to use the rescue feature on the extras cd but 
don't get passed a screen asking me to slow down something.  I am stuck 
at the moment not being able to boot and unable to rescue the data I 
have on this partition.

Then, how do I get a working kernel to run?

Then, how will I make the kernel do what I would like to have from this 
partition: MOL, Airport, being able to use the FireWire port, connect 
external speakers, and use the Wacom tablet?  All these things I have 
tried over and over just to get stuck somewhere.

Just as an example for one of the problems that I ran into:  Also the 
other poster asks the user to recompile the src rpm for the mol kmod.  
However, whenever I tried the code given (rpm -rebuild [mol-kmods*}), I 
got a message that the files or directories didn't exist.  That was 
particularly ridiculous because I had cd-ed all the way to the directory 
in which the files were and through the ls-command I could see them 
right in front of me.  (I have posted this problem earlier without 
getting an answer.)

At this point I am even wondering if I can solve these problems on my 
own or with the help of user groups given that I need solutions fast.  
Does anybody know about a service where one can get tech support for 
hire over the phone (I am living in Alaska.)?

Slightly nervous,

Stefan


On Thursday, November 14, 2002, at 09:22  AM, Stephen Reiach wrote:

> Ok. I've never found anything wrong with the stock kernel for 2.3. I 
> read that same email on the MOL list.  I've also helped several people 
> who followed that advice when they didn't need to.  I and others run 
> MOL with the stock 2.4.19-4a.  Having said that you can't use the ppc 
> rpms provided by MOL.  You must use the src rpms for both mol and kmods 
> and recompile them on your system.  Uninstall the old mol. Install the 
> new. Remove the kernel module 'rmmod mol' and you should be good to go.
>
> Steve R.
>
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 13:58:22 -0900
> Tanger <tanger@stefanhakenberg.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I would very much like to use a software called MOL (Mac on Linux) in
>> order to access my OS 9.2 partitions form within Linux.  Ever since I
>> have installed YDL 2.2 and then 2.3 MOL I have not been able to get MOL
>> to work.  According to information from the specific MOL mailing list I
>> have learned that the 2.4-kernel that was made part of the YDL 2.3
>> distribution, kernel 2.4.19-4a, was faulty.  I have experienced some of
>> the other indications for this problem as incapacity to successfully
>> install new software.  The suggestion at the MOL mailing list is to
>> download a new kernel and install it.  I have downloaded the 2.4.19
>> kernel and configuration and installation went without problems.  
>> Except
>> now, when I re-boot, the boot process stops here:
>>
>> Welcome to Linux, kernel 2.4.19
>>
>> linked at: 0xc0000000
>> frame buffer at: 0xb6008000 (phys), 0xd0008000 (log)
>> klimit: 0xc03e0420
>> MSR: 0x00003030
>> HID0: 0x8014c0ac
>> ICTC: 0x00000000
>>
>> pmac_init(): exit
>> id mach(): done
>> MMU:enter
>> MMU:hw init
>> hash:enter
>> hash:find piece
>> hash:patch
>> hash:done
>> MMU:mapin
>> MMU:setio
>> MMU:exit
>> xmon uses screen and keyboard
>> setup_arch: enter
>> setup_arch: bootmem
>> arch: exit
>> openpic enter
>> openpic timer
>> openpic ext
>> openpic spurious
>> openpic exit
>>
>> Please let me know if you have any suggestions as to what I should do.
>> My guess is if I could get around this boot problem and somehow get 
>> into
>> the files, I could check if the yaboot.config file is configured well.
>>
>> For any help, thank you very much!
>>
>> Stefan
>>
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