Re: [suse-axp] Alpha newbie: install problems with Multia

From: Stefan Fent (sf@suse.de)
Date: Thu Jun 01 2000 - 09:39:21 PDT

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    Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 18:39:21 +0200 (CEST)
From: Stefan Fent <sf@suse.de>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0006011834030.13382-100000@Ampere.suse.de>
Subject: Re: [suse-axp] Alpha newbie: install problems with Multia

    On Wed, 31 May 2000, Matthew Harrell wrote:

    > Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 18:55:49 -0400
    > From: Matthew Harrell <mharrell@bittwiddlers.com>
    > To: "Ward, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Ward@compaq.com>
    > Cc: suse-axp@suse.com
    > Subject: Re: [suse-axp] Alpha newbie: install problems with Multia
    >
    > : I am not sure what happens with a SCSI floppy under linux, never tried it.
    > :
    > : You might be able to get it to boot direct from the CD with:
    > : boot dka600 -fi /etc/vm_full.gz -fl "root=/dev/scd0 initrd=/etc/initdisk.gz"
    >
    > Just tried that - same problem. It hangs right after aboot says it's starting
    > the kernel. I also tried it with "vm_small.gz" but the same thing happened.

    What kind of graphics card are you using ? If its a DEC21030 (TGA) you
    have to use the bootdisk

    ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/6.3/kernel/TGA/aboot_tga_xx
     
    > I also tried using the ARC console but I apparently didn't get it right or
    > it had problems with that too. It would get to the point where there was
    > a line of "-" across the screen and then hang.
    >
    > On another note, the machine does work fine - I've had OpenBSD and NetBSD on
    > it so I know it works. I would really like to get Linux on there, though,
    > since that's what I'm familiar with.
    >
    > --
    > Matthew Harrell Gravity is a myth, the Earth sucks.
    >
    >

    With kind regards,

            Stefan Fent 

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