Re: [suse-axp] Installatiion problems

From: Ruediger Oertel (ro@suse.de)
Date: Sun Sep 19 1999 - 08:03:02 PDT

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    Date: 19 Sep 1999 17:03:02 +0200
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    From: "Ruediger Oertel" <ro@suse.de>
    Subject: Re: [suse-axp] Installatiion problems
    

    On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, Cor Slot wrote:

    > Hi.
    >
    > I ran into some problems installing SuSE Linux 6.1 AXP on my DEC Alpha
    > (Noname).
    >
    > After installing the selected packages the system rebooted, but didn't
    > start as planned. This was because the files 'linload' and 'milo' were
    > not installed in the /boot directory. I had to copy them manually from
    > the CD to get the newly installed system up and running.
    >
    > Is this a known problem, or maybe only related to the Noname version of
    > the DEC Alpha?
    Hi,
    no it was simply not implemented in the 6.1-axp (lack of time).
    By now we have a nice bootloader-installation script and some more bells
    and whistles for the next release...

    -- 
    with kind regards (mit freundlichem Grinsen),
                                         Ruediger Oertel (ro@suse.de)
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