JackPM
December 21st, 2011, 06:48 PM
Installed 10.04 LTS on an iBook PPC.
The issue is that it boots to a BusyBox prompt.
I can get Ubuntu to boot but have to go into lvm to activate the partitions.
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
-Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! /dev/mapper/EXIFM-root does not exist. Dropping to shell!
BusysBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu11) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of commands.
(initramfs) modprobe dm-mod
(initramfs) lvm
lvm> vgchange -a y
lvm > exit
(initramfs)exit
Now Ubuntu boots.
yaboot.conf:
## yaboot.conf generated by the Ubuntu installer
##
## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you have!!
## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example configurations.
##
## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of:
## bsd=/dev/hdaX, macos=/dev/hdaY, macosx=/dev/hdaZ
boot=/dev/hda2
device=/pci@f4000000/ata-6@d/disk@0:
partition=3
root=/dev/mapper/EXIFM-root
timeout=50
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
enablecdboot
image=/vmlinux
label=Linux
read-only
initrd=/initrd.img
append="quiet splash"
The issue is that it boots to a BusyBox prompt.
I can get Ubuntu to boot but have to go into lvm to activate the partitions.
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
-Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! /dev/mapper/EXIFM-root does not exist. Dropping to shell!
BusysBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu11) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of commands.
(initramfs) modprobe dm-mod
(initramfs) lvm
lvm> vgchange -a y
lvm > exit
(initramfs)exit
Now Ubuntu boots.
yaboot.conf:
## yaboot.conf generated by the Ubuntu installer
##
## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you have!!
## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example configurations.
##
## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of:
## bsd=/dev/hdaX, macos=/dev/hdaY, macosx=/dev/hdaZ
boot=/dev/hda2
device=/pci@f4000000/ata-6@d/disk@0:
partition=3
root=/dev/mapper/EXIFM-root
timeout=50
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
enablecdboot
image=/vmlinux
label=Linux
read-only
initrd=/initrd.img
append="quiet splash"