On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Donald R. Spoon wrote: > Alastair Watts wrote: > > On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Liam Bedford wrote: > > > > > >>well, IIRC, the 2.0 MILO doesn't support sparse superblocks (which Debian > >>asks about). And I'm trying to remember if I could boot 2.4 kernels from > >>it.. > >> > > > > It can boot 2.4 kernels, but you need to compile the 2.4 kernel with the > > Alpha Legacy Start Address option on, as MILO won't read it from the ELF > > headers but has hit hard coded instead. > > > >>From memory I couldn't get ANY of the 2.2 MILO's to work, but had a > > reasonable success (I'm using it) with I think the 2.0.33 MILO. > > This really interests me! I have an Alpha 300 XLT that only runs off > ALPHABIOS and I have had absolutly NO luck with the current 2.2.X MILOs. > It compiles just fine if you follow the instructions but ALWAYS hangs > when jumping to the PAL code address before even getting to the MILO > prompt. I can boot and install the Alpha "testing" from an older MILO > from the 2.0.35 kernel (milo-2.0.35-c7b). As you (or someone else) > mentioned, the SRM route is NOT an option for this machine. It is > ALPHABIOS only.
I don't think the 2.2 MILOs have ever worked on the XL series. The problem is that Stephan doesn't have one of these to test on. Luckily I have a XL300 that should be freed up soon, and as soon as it's out it will be on it's way to Germany for him to use. I know it's not an immediate solution, but with any luck it should allow him to fix this problem. regards, --rdp -- Rich Payne http://talisman.mv.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
