Re: can Linux run on DIGITAL Alphastation 4100 ?

[Bibek Sahu <scorpio dodds net>]

	I just built the kernel, and modified a rawhide-s.img file for
this.  Note that the kernel is 2.1.122, and is built with SMP support.  I
don't know if the SMP stuff will work for you, because as I recall it's
just starting to become stable (but as I don't have an SMP machine, I
can't verify that... the AS2000 at work supports 2, but only has 1).

	The files can be found at ftp://prophet.dodds.net/pub/ (anonymous
acct.).  The names are vmlinux-rawhide.gz and rawhide-s.nfs-root.img.

	As I think Jay pointed out, you need to change that boot line to:

boot -file vmlinux.gz -flags "ramdisk_load=1 ramdisk_prompt=1 root=/dev/fd0" dva0

	because it will by default try to mount the root fs, which by
default is 08:01 (/dev/sda1); you just need to tell it that the root fs is
the floppy drive.

	Although, this does again bring up that other question: Where
exactly do you intend to install *to*?  To somewhere on NFS?  Ugh.  Or do
you already have linux/alpha on the nfs-root partition, and intend to use
this to boot to it?

- Bob

On Sat, 19 Sep 1998, Jan Vicherek wrote:

>   Bibek, Secret,
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> > I can perhaps build one for you...
> 
>   If it is not much work, I wouldn't mind trying a kernel from both of
> you. That way there is a bigger chance that at least one will work ;-)
> I'll let you know guys when I get a kernel from the other, so if it works,
> the other doesn't have to bother.
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