Unable to mount root fs -- Beige G3 with IDE drive

[Duane Foster]

I installed the IDE drive to bypass the SCSI issue, but the result is =
the same so far.  I tried all the advice including the BenH kernels and =
booting from IDE seemed to work for at least a couple of people.  Can't =
seem to crack this nut!

duane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Protsman [mailto:protoplasm@opcfw.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 6:47 PM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: Unable to mount root fs -- Beige G3 with IDE drive
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> Hi Duane,
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> I had the same problem when initially loading YDL 3.0 on my old=20
> PowerCenter Pro.  It was related to the Ultra-wide SCSI card.  I used=20
> the BenH kernel from http://ppckernel.org/.  This got me into the=20
> system so I could then start configuring it.
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> Check out this web page, http://macgix.com/en/linuxppc.html, it may=20
> offer some assistance.
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> Also, there was a recent thread you started with the subject=20
> "Beige G3=20
> can't find root after install".  Did any of the advice help?
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> Shawn
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> On Monday, Dec 29, 2003, at 19:22 US/Central, Duane Foster wrote:
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> > Greetings all,
> >
> > Am working with a stock Beige G3 300Mhz,  196M ram,  UW SCSI 4G=20
> > MacOS8.1 and 4G IDE drive for YDL. The IDE hard drive has been=20
> > initialized as an Apple OS drive and then unallocated=20
> before the linux=20
> > install.  This is recognized by Disk Druid and seems correct for=20
> > installation.
> > I was able to run the installation kernel and do a complete install=20
> > (YDL3.01) without a hitch.
> > Back to BootX, turned off Ramdisk, set the kernel to the regular=20
> > (non-boot) version, and set the root partition to \dev\hda5.
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> > Upon restarting Linux there is a kernel panic:
> > VFS: Cannot open root device "hda5" 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 have tried the installation with the hard drive on both=20
> ATA busses=20
> > and the drive is jumpered as Master.
> > I can see the initial kernel probe recognize that the hard drive=20
> > partitions as hda1, hda2 hda3, etc.
> > but it cannot find the root filesystem.
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> > I am wondering if the IDE hard drive is faulty? or there is some=20
> > procedural step I have overlooked?
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> > Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated
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> > duane foster
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