On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 01:18:15AM +0100, M. Grabert wrote: > > I'm using the XLT MILO and finally can report success: > > the problem with MILO unable to spin up the disk was solved by > setting a jumper on the hard drive (PARITY DISABLE).
Interesting; what kind of disk? > So booting using MILO works mostly, except that it doesn't do it > automatically. > > E.G. I can boot the installed Debian/Linux on the harddrive with: > > MILO> boot scda1:/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 If you set the LOADOPTIONS parameter of the boot selection to the boot command you want, as above, it will... > I can now run X from the XLT MILO, 3d works aswell (if I use 16bpp, > Voodoos hardware limitation). Excellent! > However I have to boot from CDROM, start the XLT MILO, enter the boot > command until I finally can use my machine. > > So now I try to create a FAT partition, put MILO on it so I can use > my Linux on the harddisk (which was installed using SRM, but luckily > MILO understands BSD disklabels). You'll need more than a FAT partition, as AlphaBIOS doesn't understand BSD partitions. Easiest is to start the installation over, and repartition the disk with a DOS-style partition table. Make the first partition small (5MB?) and DOS FS, and put linload.exe and MILO in there. Good luck. --Jay++ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jay A Estabrook HPTC - LINUX support Hewlett-Packard Company - MRO1-2/K15 (508) 467-2080 200 Forest Street, Marlboro MA 01752 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
