Beige G3 can't find root after install

[Duane Foster]

How can you compile a kernel when you can't boot?  You must assume I =
have another computer or ?

duane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gavin Hemphill [mailto:hemphill@cdr1-12.accesscable.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:52 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: Beige G3 can't find root after install
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> This is what initrd's are for :-).  Make sure you are building the=20
> sym53c8xx as a module and then make sure you make an initrd after you=20
> build a kernel and do the make modules_install.  The initrd=20
> goes in /boot.
> 	G++
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> Duane Foster wrote:
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> > Greetings all,
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> > Am working with a stock Beige G3 300Mhz,  196M ram,  UW=20
> SCSI 4G MacOS8.1 and 9G for YDL.
> > The SCSI card is an ATTO PSC.  This card is not mentioned=20
> specifically in any of YDL's website or any list traffic. =20
> But I was able to run the installation kernel and do a=20
> complete install (YDL3.01) without a hitch.
> > Back to BootX, turned off Ramdisk, set the kernel to the=20
> regular (non-boot) version, and set the root partition to sdb6.
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> > Upon restarting Linux there is a kernel panic:
> > VFS: Cannot open root device "sdb6" or 00:00
> > Please append a correct "root=3D" boot option
> > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00
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> > I found this explanation in the mail list:
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> >>Your install kernel (8dBOOT) has enough UW support built=20
> in. Your boot kernel (8d) does not.
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> > This seemed consistent with my situation, so I have tried=20
> two different BenH kernels  (dev-2.4.23-pre5  and=20
> powermac-ow-scsi-...pre5) without any difference.
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> > I noticed /sbin/modprobe sym53c8xx was invoked on the=20
> install kernel; I don't see this on the regular kernel. =20
> Again this seems consistent with the explanation mentioned previously.
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> > I copied the BenH kernels into the system/linux_kernels=20
> folder and invoked them through BootX;  the installation=20
> instruction at PPCkernels.org states that the kernel and=20
> system.map needs to be copied to the linux partition.   Does=20
> anyone know if a lack of system.map would affect mounting root?
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> > Any other suggestions or ideas would be appreciated
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