Did you compile SRM support into the kernel? An SX can boot from SRM or AlphaBIOS/MILO, but the kernel needs to be compiled with SRM support (or as generic) for interupts to work from SRM.
--rdp On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Anish Patel wrote: > Can anyone help me out. I am thinking there has to be something wrong with > the IDE driver in > the Linux Kernels. every time I try to install I get an error about lost > interrupt and also that the cd-rom can't decode or something of that sort. > the only reason I think it is the kernel is because I can install FreeBSD > with out a problem. This is on a 164SX that's booting and EB variant kernel > from the SRM console. > > Anish Patel > > > -- Rich Payne [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.alphalinux.org

