Re: Avanti network card config

["Brian E.W. Wood" <beww intac com>]

On 11-May-98 Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
>  I guess you are using a 2.0.x and a CONFIG_ALPHA_SRM_SETUP configuration. 
> The problem is currently fixed in the 2.1.x series.  You may choose one of
> the following solutions: 
> 
> 1. Disable CONFIG_ALPHA_SRM_SETUP.  You won't be able to halt/reboot
> cleanly.  It will be OK from Linux's side: you will just have to type
> 'init' within SRM after halt.  And you will see somewhat annoying
> behaviour of reboot.  (Well, I suppose you observe this behaviour anyway,
> as there is a small omission present in 2.0.33, which prevents
> CONFIG_ALPHA_SRM_SETUP from having a positive impact on Avanti machines.) 

Well this one did it. Many thanks. I got aboot working on the HDD after going
through the usual "discovery" that it wants BSD-style partitions.

As you suggested, I can't do a clean re-boot, here's hoping 2.0.34 will solve
that.

Again thanks for your kind patience and assistance.

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Brian E.W. Wood  beww@intac.com