RE: installing rh 7.0

[Sebastian Moeller <sebastian moeller lur rwth-aachen de>]

Hello Claes, hello Jan

On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Korinek, Jan wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> in RH7 is preconfigured installation. For me was good enough:
> boot dka400 -fl 0 (my scsi cdrom)
> 
> If you'll try only b dka400, so you'll end in aboot console, where are
> appopriate several commands. Try IMHO help.
	
	Well this is were the trouble starts. His aboot fails while
loading the kernel. It is in disk.c where load_kernel(void) fails. It is
the following which produces the error:	

	printf("aboot: booting from device '%s'\n", envval);
	dev = cons_open(envval);
	if (dev < 0) {
		printf("aboot: unable to open boot device `%s': %lx\n",
		       envval, dev);
		return -1;
	}

cons_open comes from cons.c. It is rather short:
	long
	cons_open(const char *devname)
	{
		return dispatch(CCB_OPEN, devname, strlen(devname));
	}

CCB_OPEN is defined in /linux/include/asm-alpha/console.h

	#define CCB_OPEN                0x10
	[...]
	extern long callback_open(const char *device, long length);

The code comes from linux/arch/alpha/lib/callback_srm.S.
At this point it really shows that I am way out of my league. I do
recognise assembler when I see it, but that's about it.
	Sorry Claes, but I won't be of any help to you, maybe the advise
to try the boot floppies can help you. Or you could try an scsi cdrom
drive.

Sorry and ahoi
	Sebastian Moeller

 

> 
> Have a nice day
> 
> Jan
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sm6tkt@netscape.net [mailto:sm6tkt@netscape.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 1:50 PM
> > To: axp-list@redhat.com
> > Subject: installing rh 7.0
> > 
> > 
> > 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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