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Catch-22
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 Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:39 am Post subject: Can't boot from LiveCD via BootX after install [Fixed] |
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Ok so I've finished my install on an oldworld G3 Powerbook. In order to use the LiveCD I had to install BootX onto the MacOS Extended partition of the drive and copy the G3G4Kernel and initrd.img.gz into the Linux Kernels folder within the System Folder. The BootX settings I used were as follows (pretty standard I would presume):
Force video settings: on
Use specified Ram Disk: untitled:System Folder:Linux Kernels:initrd.img.gz
Kernel: G3G4kernel
Ramdisk size: 32000
More kernel arguments: rw init=/linuxrc cdroot looptype=gcloop video=atyfb:1024x768@60
Everything was fine, I did a stage 3 install but three times now I've forgotten something (first time it was devfsd, 2nd time it was forgetting to copy the new kernel over so BootX could find it, 3rd time it was pam & shadow). No problem, you might say, just boot off the livecd using the settings above and you'll be able to fix it? Unfortunately, once I've formatted the HD for linux (ie. put a swap and root partition on it), I can't boot from the livecd anymore.
| Code: | RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Mounted devfs on /dev
/linuxrc has to be run as the init process as the one
with a PID of 1. Try adding init="/linuxrc" to the
kernel command line or running "exec /linuxrc".
EXT2-fs: hda10: couldn't mount because of unsupported optional features (4).
UDF-fs: No VRS found
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(3,10)
<0>Rebooting in 180 seconds... |
hda10 is my root partition which is ext3. I have no idea why it's trying to mount it because of the parameters in BootX which you would think would make it use the LiveCD and ramdisk combo. From my other two installs (this one has gotten me the furthest), they've all tried to mount /dev/hda10 for some reason, no matter what parameters I stick into BootX.
I've done quite a few forum searches but I've only been able to find people with this error when they're trying to boot off of their install, not the livecd. Is there something I'm missing (maybe a parameter in BootX?).
Any help would be appreciated 
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Catch-22
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:56 am Post subject: |
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any ideas?
please don't make me go back to OS8  |
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Catch-22
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| Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:30 am Post subject: |
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it would seem that I've found the solution (via)
| Code: | | root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc looptype=gcloop cdroot video=atyfb:1024x768@60 |
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