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Bug 13492

Summary: missing parameter in yaboot.conf
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Henti Smith <henti>
Component: Current packagesAssignee: PPC Porters <ppc>
Status: VERIFIED INVALID    
Severity: blocker    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: PPC   
OS: All   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Henti Smith 2003-01-08 09:02:59 UTC
hi all

Been trying to get a friend ppc 1.4 running on an ibook. 
after reboot kernel panic : missing fs.
seems root=/dev/xxx is missing from 
--
image=/boot/vmlinux
	label=Linux
	sysmap=/boot/System.map
	read-only
--
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-install.xml
code listing 16.1 
So the kernel doesn't knwo where to boot from 

henti
Comment 1 Mark Guertin 2003-01-08 09:51:04 UTC
These lines are above that in the sample config (which sets them up globally).

root=/dev/hda11
delay=5
defaultos=macosx
timeout=30
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot

P.S. try running the new yabootconfig , will make life a lot easier.

marking this invalid
Comment 2 Luca Barbato gentoo-dev 2004-11-28 23:25:02 UTC
Closing