if you have problems, previous iso is working (I tested it yesterday with a full installation)
]]>I started off with this exact same error using 2010-07-23_archppc-ftp.iso, following the little hack/workaround posted above I was able to successfully boot into the installer. So far so good.
However, when I go to partition the drive and assign the mountpoints, /arch/setup can't seem to find my hard disk.
I was able to partition the drive manually with mac-fdisc, but I still can't see it to set the mountpoints. I think the drive isn't mounting during the boot process.
I tried to use that new build, 2010-09-21_archppc-ftp.iso and so far that one hasn't booted hanging at "Waiting for UDev uevents to be processed". I've since siwtched back to the previous build 2010-07-23.
I'm getting the following error in both boots and I think this is the cause of the issue:
Failed to mount /dev/sda
attempt to access beyond end of device
sda1: rw=0, want=66, limit=63
isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=sda1, iso_blknum=16, block=32
Failed to mount /dev/sda1
Failed to mount /dev/sda2
Failed to mount /dev/sda3
Failed to mount /dev/sda4
Failed to mount /dev/sda5
Failed to mount /dev/sda6
Am I right in assuming that the drive isn't mounting so the installer can't target where to put the files?
If yes, what can I do to fix it? Or, am I able to just manually mount the drives? And if so, where do I mount them for a correct install?
Just before posting this I did try deleting all my partitions and mounting the remaining chunk (after formatting as ext3) in the /media directory (as /media/sda) but that did not fix my issue.
Any thoughts?
]]>The hack/work-around worked for me (sometimes). You could also try the image linked to below.
]]>I tried to install the Arch Port (2010-07-23_archppc-ftp.iso) on a Power Mac G4 and got the following result:
:: scanning for boot cdrom device
Failed to mount /dev/cd/*
Failed to mount /dev/cdrom
Failed to mount /dev/hd*
Failed to mount /dev/sda
Failed to mount /dev/sv*
Cannot find booted cdrom device
Cannot continue
followed by:
kernal panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init!
I've tried the same CD in a MacBook G5, with the same results.
Is there a kernel parameter I could pass to get around this?
cheers
Emile