Re: XP1000 installation

[Todd Henderson <Todd_Henderson readwo com>]

Michal Jaegermann wrote:

> Todd Henderson wrote:
> >
> > At the point of reboot, the document
> > http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/linux/install_guide.html
> > says to:
> >
> > set bootdef_dev dka300

>
>
> This is an example; use a device you have.  Until you plan to

I used dka0 since that is what we had listed.


>
> autoboot you can always specify your boot device explicitely in
> a boot command so do not worry about that for a while until you
> can boot and until your hard disk really has a boot block.
>
> > set boot_osflags "root=/dev/sda1 bootdevice=sr0"
>                                             ^^^
>                               Here you say that you boot from CD

Just tried it with

set boot_osflags "root=/dev/sda1 bootdevice=fd0"

and got the same message.

>
>
> > boot dva0
>         ^^^^
>       But here you attempt to boot from a floppy.
> I guess that such inconsistencies may create some confusion.
>
> > It then goes on and says to use swriteboot /dev/sda /boot/bootlx and pico /etc/inittab,
> > and now it should go.
>
> This is once you installed everything and you want to make your hard
> driver palatable to SRM so you do no have to boot from a floppy or CD.

Everything is supposed to be installed, I just can't get to the swrite point. :(


>
>
> I guess that one set of names used by SRM and a different set of names
> by which Linux refers to the same physical devices does not help here
> but that's life.

Thanks,
Todd


>
>
>   Michal
>
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