-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have the same machine and I wanted to install Debian too... The right boot sequence of MILO command and parameters to boot from the CD for a Debian Woody Stable is this one:
boot sr0:/boot/linux root=/dev/ram initrd=/boot/root.bin it should work with no problems :) p.s. I'd like to be in touch with you... in case of other problems we could help each other :) benry On Thursday 06 November 2003 03:01, Mats Hellman wrote: > Hello, > > after reading tonns of documentation I decided to ask for some help here. > Im trying to install Debian on a Digital Alpha XL 266. Everywhere I read > about it, there seems to be no problems. > Well MILO starts of fine, I get as far as to > > MILO> > > But here the problems begin, I made the rescue floppy since the system > doesn't want to boot of CD. > When I type > > MILO>boot fd0: > > I get an error > > [MS-DOS FS Rel. 12,FAT] > MILO: unknown filesystem on device fd0 > > The disk is made with dd and I can read it in my other Linux installs. > This is not the first time im playing with alternate platforms so I don't > consider myself a newbie to this but something is very wrong here. > > The XL 266 uses the ARC boot and everything there seems to be Ok since MILO > loads. If anyone has _any_ ideas where to start please inform me. > > Thank you, > > > Mats Hellman > Finland -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/qgSGOideAxdXzI8RApBXAKCVxG5JY1f7/ES99cX9PvIEGJpnXQCglz30 /YtFX/htkRl2KZaFou6kfq0= =MSjE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
