Re: installing rh 7.0

["G. Saghi-Szabo" <g saghi-szabo gl ciw edu>]

you can also try to boot from a floppy. create two floppies using the
files in the images directory on your rh7 cd - generic.img and ramdisk.img
(dd if=generic.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k , etc...). first insert the floppy
you created from generic.img, then at the srm prompt type:

boot dva0 -fi vmlinux.gz -fl "root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1"

insert the second floppy when prompted.

gotthard

> Hi agn,, the text appearing on the screen as follows..
> 
> b dqb1
> (boot dqb1.1.1.208.0)
> block 0 of dqb1.1.1.208.0 is a valid block
> reading 163 blocks from dqb1.1.1.208.0
> bootstrap code read in
> base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 14600
> initializing HWRPB at 2000
> initializing page table at 3fee000
> initializing machine state
> setting affinity to the primary CPU
> jumping to bootstrap code
> aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM Bootloader version 0.7
> aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 1.23
> aboot: booting from device 'IDE 0 208 1 1 1 0 0'
> 
> cb_open: failed IDE 0 208 1 1 1 0 0, dqb1.1.1.208.0
> aboot: unable to open boot device 'IDE 0 208 1 1 1 0 0': c000000000000000
> aboot: kernel load failed (-1)
> 
> halted CPU 0
> 
> halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = 2000005c
> 
> 
> //Claes Högberg
> Sysop NoH
> 
> 
> axp-list@redhat.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello Claes,
> > 
> > The usual way to start the installation is simply to type (anything
> > inside the double quotes):
> > "boot dXXN", where XX defines sort of the device type (it is different
> > for ide, scsi or floppy devices IIRC), and N ist a natural number. In the
> > case of my scsi cdrom on the first scsi controller is boils down to "b
> > dka4". (In SRM all commands can be abrieviated). To find out the device
> > name of your cdrom type: "show dev". From the output it should be possible
> > to find the srm-name of your cdrom drive.
> >     The "b dXXN" should bring you into aboot. If that is not the case
> > probably your cdrom is broken or the drive is not bootable. (As usual I
> > am just guessing here... but at least my trusty old jensen required 512
> > byte blocks instead of the more recent 2048 byte blocks. At least that is 
> > what I was told. This probably does not apply to the sx though.)
> >     As aboot is the secondary bootstrap loader you have to get it
> > going in the first place. PLease let me know how far the given commands
> > get you. (If you reach aboot what is the result from "0" in aboot?)
> > 
> > Good luck
> >     Sebastian Moeller 
> > 
> > On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 sm6tkt@netscape.net wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi, How do i start the installation of rh 7.0 from srm ?
> > > I´ve tried all kinds of thing from the alphalinux.org FAQ, but without success. I´ve changed CDromplayers but it starts to do something but it don´t start.
> > > Can anyone please tell me the real syntax for starting the installation ?
> > > I´ve tried to use the jumpstartdisc as well from Compaq, but nope, can´t get that to work either..
> > > 
> > > It´s a pc164sx,, with the following startup info..
> > > Digital Alpha 164SX 533 Mhz Console 5.8-1 Jun 21 2000
> > > 
> > > Would like some assistance here.. Anyone..
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > 
> > > Claes Högberg
> > > Sysop NoH
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