Hi, I have a Jensen running Debian 2.2.... As I was writing to Sebastian, I'll write a short description how I did it. Anyway, the root.bin image worked for me..
-- Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Eddingfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sebastian Moeller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:10 AM Subject: Re: Problems booting Jensen > Sebastian Moeller wrote: > > > > Maybe the kernel at www.alphalinux.org under docs jensen aboot-0.7 is of > > help here? As I am about to get rid of my Jensen please inform me of any > > help I can be of soon. If the kernel supplied there does work also with > > debian I woulsd be happy to update the jensen installation instructions to > > reflect that fact, as a last service to the jensen community. > > I'm sorry to hear that you are parting with your Jensen :( I've used the > kernel on alphalinux.org to install both RedHat 6.2 and 7.0 very successfully. > I have not been able to install Debian that way. > > I may be wrong but I have been copying the /boot/root.bin to a floppy > (using dd) from the Debian CD (2.2r2). I then boot the kernel (from alphalinux) > giving it "root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1" as arguments but after loading the > ramdisk it goes into an endless loop printing out "cannot free" something or > other. > > I am using the wrong image for the ramdisk or is the Debian install set up > so that it cannot be booted that way.. > > Does anyone have Debian 2.2r2 running on their Jensen?? Needless to say, > if you do we want to hear from you.. > > Cheers, > > </Duane> > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
