sorry for the distrib... boot tftpboot.img root=/dev/ram works fine, i thought i tried it before once again, sorry for the distrib ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrick Evans" <sginux@yahoo.com> To: "Linux MIPS" <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:42 PM Subject: SGI harddisk only - Debian install > Just looking for a little help here getting woody running on an indy. > My problem is once I boot the install kernel (linux), after the scsi snoop > and network setup, it all dies on the following line: > > sending SDTR 011030130f0csync_xfer=2c<0>Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount > root fs on 08:01 > > I have IRIX (5.3) on dksc(0,1) and two free drives dksc(0,3) and dksc(0,4) > available for debian. > I have the following files located at / and /boot directories on IRIX > partition: > linux, root.bin, root.tar.gz, kernel_config, drivers.tgz > > I have booted from the "maintainence console" (PROM) with almost every > combination I can think of - always with the same failure. > > So... where is it looking to mount from? Do I need to make a new filesystem > in the root parition of the scsi 3 disk and push the kernel and root.bin > over there? If so, do I also then need to dvhtool the header on that disk as > well? > > Any help would be HUGELY appreciated. Thanks. > > > g > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
