Re: [gentoo-ppc-dev] Gentoo on Old World Machine

[zia]

On Dec 28, 2003, at 3:18 AM, Dean Takemori wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I would like to install Gentoo 1.4 onto an Old World machine (8600 w/G3
> upgrade).  The machine is fully functional (in both OS9 and Yellowdog
> linux).
>
> Using BootX and the proper configuration (root=/dev/ram init=/linuxrc)
> I can boot the computer into the Gentoo Live system, and log in as
> root.
> However, once there, the partition and disk tools ( mac-fdisk and
> mount) etc cannot find either of the two hard drives installed, since
> the
> /dev/[hs]da entries don't exist.  When I try to make them, MAKEDEV
> fails trying to move (for example) /dev/sda- to /dev/sda.
>
> My guess is that the Gentoo 1.4 kernel does not have the necessary
> Macintosh SCSI support built in.
>
> So, my question is, do I have to recompile the boot kernel to include
> Mac SCSI support in order to move along in the install or is there
> something I'm missing/not loading/not configuring?  If so, must I also
> create a new initrd also? Are there any other  gotchas down the line
> for Old World machines?
>
> -dean takemori
>
> PS.  I've noticed a thread about this in the forum, and it appears that
> I do indeed need to use a different kernel or ISO image, but that it
> was being worked on for a release as of several weeks ago.  Is there
> a Live ISO up now that can handle these old machines?
>
>
Hi,

I did an install on the same machine as you did using the standard 
1.4rcX cd,
which actually ran like a charm. Although this has been quite a while, 
let me recollect
what i did.

- Copied the kernel and ramdisk image to a directory on my mac.
- Booted it using BootX (specifying the ramdisk image as / and make 
sure that
   ramdisk size is larger then 16Mb)
- got left on a command prompt, no harddisk, no cdroms
- insmod'ed mac53c94.o and mesh.o (located in /lib/mod... )
- executed the /linuxrc (or /rclinux), not sure no more), which failed 
miserably for
   some reason
- mounted the live-cd filesystem image on the cdrom, which requires you 
to insmod
   cloop (look in /linuxrc how its done and where it's mounted)
- chroot'ed to it, and continued my install

- recompile the kernel to support both adapters in the kernel, during 
install, and copy
   that kernel to your mac partition

My nitemare was a bit bigger seeing my harddisks where located on a 
aha2940, which
is totally not supported during install (kernel nor modules). Feel free 
to contact me for questions

Erwin


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