RE: can't install image for miata ...

[Jamesvi asu edu]

Actually, the CD ROM is and IDE, although they have set it up to appear to be
a SCSI device.  the on-board IDE will only support 1 device (the CD ROM) at a
time a believe.  I tried supporting multiple devices and it doesn't work.

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James Fowler
Graduate Student Political Science & Latin America
Arizona State University
jamesvi@asu.edu        					ICQ: 22088266
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Jemiolo, John wrote:

> >>>dka0.0.0.4.0 	DKA0		TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-57 3476 //my cdrom
> 
> Your CD-ROM is a SCSI not IDE in this box "DKA0"
> hda would be used if it was the IDE CDROM which is standard in PSW's from
> Compaq/Digital
> 
> For a SCSI CD use -fl "root=/dev/scd0"
> -
> JJ
> .
> ----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Grobe [mailto:Gary.Grobe@aspentech.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 5:58 PM
> To: 'axp-list@redhat.com'
> Subject: RE: can't install image for miata ...
> 
> 
> I get the installation loaded on, but then the following - after pressing
> the halt button after a successful setup from the cd:
> 
> >>> show device
> dka0.0.0.4.0 	DKA0		TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-57 3476 //my cdrom
> dkc0.0.0.1009.0	DKC0		RZ1CC-BA 883F // i believe my hd
> dva0.0.0.1	DVA0	// my floppy
> ewa0.0.0.3.0	EWA0		00-00-F8-75-5E-57 // network card
> pkc0.7.0.1009.0	PKC0		SCSI Bus ID 7  5.54
> pqa0.0.0.4.0	PQA0		PCI EIDE
> pqb0.0.1.4.0	PQB0		PCI EIDE
> 
> >>> set boot_file
> >>> set bootdef_dev dkc0
> >>> set boot_osflags 0
> >>> boot
> (boot dkc0.0.0.1009.0 -flags0)
> block 0 of dkc0.0.0.1009.0 is not a valid boot block
> bootstrap failure
> >>>
> 
> And of course I've tried many other combinations, sometimes I can get to the
> 'aboot>' prompt, but then can't find a correct image to use. Even using
> 'boot -fl  1' only got me to the 'aboot>' prompt.
> 
> Once again, any help much appreciated.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamesvi@asu.edu [mailto:Jamesvi@asu.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 4:29 PM
> To: Gary Grobe
> Subject: RE: can't install image for miata ...
> 
> 
> Yes.  this is only the boot command for the install.  After aboot is
> installed
> on your harddrive, then the boot command can just be 'boot -fl 1' or
> whatever.
> There is a way to get it to boot automatically from the SRM.  I have never
> had
> time to get it to do this, plus I like being able to pass variables or boot
> with different kernels from the command line (in case I really screw things
> up
> and need to get in without being able to boot the machine to begin with and
> don't want to wipe my harddrive).  So there are a number of ways to boot
> without booting from the floppy or typing in the full boot string every
> time.
> I hope that helps some. 
> James
> 
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> James Fowler
> Graduate Student Political Science & Latin America
> Arizona State University
> jamesvi@asu.edu        					ICQ: 22088266
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> 
> 
> On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Gary Grobe wrote:
> 
> > Is this how your normally boot your machine all the time, or is there
> > another way to configure it after the install where you don't have to keep
> > doing this?  Your constantly getting the kernel on floppy this way, not
> the
> > one on the filesystem. Maybe I misunderstood this.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jamesvi@asu.edu [mailto:Jamesvi@asu.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 1:47 PM
> > To: axp-list@redhat.com
> > Subject: RE: can't install image for miata ...
> > 
> > 
> > I boot my by typing
> > boot dva0 -fi vmlinux.gz -fl "root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1"
> > 
> > Then have the ramdisk image on a floppy, the updated one (unless you are
> > installing 5.2).  Also, I have never been able to get my miata to boot
> from
> > the CD or even to look at the CD except to get the RPMs inside the
> > installer.
> > James
> > 
> >
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> > James Fowler
> > Graduate Student Political Science & Latin America
> > Arizona State University
> > jamesvi@asu.edu        					ICQ:
> 22088266
> >
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> > -
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Gary Grobe wrote:
> > 
> > > Woooohooooooo!
> > > 
> > > Pplz, I'd just like to say thanks for your patience and help. SRM is
> > > definately the way to go. I'd say the SRM faq needs to be re-worded to
> not
> > > say "... this doc is not for you.".
> > > 
> > > Once again, Big thnxs.
> > > 
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