Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1993 09:42:07 EDT From: Alex H. McKenzie <AM0776A@auvm.american.edu> Subject: Problem with "complete" installation of YGGDRASIL CD
Like some others, Im also having problems installing the YGGDRASIL CD's
"complete" option.
When the system boots from the hard disk, it starts loading the kernel and dies
with:
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Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4
XENIX-fs: magic match failed
MINIX-fs magic match failed
Linux version 0.99.pl7A-16 (root&yggdrasil.com) 03/29/93 03:43:35
/proc on /proc type proc (defaults)
/dev/hda3 on /var type ext (defaults)
touch: /etc/utmp: No such file or directory
/etc/rc.local: No such file or directory
init: cannot open inittab
Unable to handle kernel paging request at address c00002e8
Oops: 0002
EIP: 0008:00112690
EFLAGS: 00010206
fs: 0017
base: 00000000, limit: C0000000
Pid: 1, process nr: 1
89 98 e8 02 00 00 8b 83 e0 02
Trying to free kernel page-directory: not good
<FROM HERE ON, NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS>
Apparently, the kernel chokes when mounting filesystems. Since Im doing
a "complete" install, the root file system is created using the mkefs command,
such as:
mkefs -c /dev/hda2
I have tried different partion sizes, including one with 311296 blocks,
multiple of 8192 as suggested by others for mke2fs, but keep getting the same
problem.
Im using a 16MB 386 clone,with an IDE disk. The disk specs are:
Quantum 525AT IDE drive:
Cyls: 1017, hds: 16, spt: 63, lzone: 1017, WPcom: 0
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks !
Alex