Hello Franco: I got very similar problems with an alpha sx164. The solution? Put SRM to work. I had to do that in two identical alphas. Doesn't matter the operational system, I just couldn't boot from cd. Then, tired of trying, I moved to boot debian sarge using SRM. Finnaly worked. So... but if you find a way, please tell me!
Ivan On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:34:21 -0700 (PDT), F C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [REPOST - previous one got mangled in transmission, > sorry for the duplicate] > > Hello, > > I have been trying for the past two days to install > woody r2 on a pc164-based system made by Enorex and > am a bit at the end of my wits, so I'd appreciate if > someone on the list could help. [Premise: am not a > newbie, I installed and worked on a bunch of > axp-linux systems until about 4 years ago, so I ought > to know the bloody installation basics :-] > > Anyway, here's the problem: I am trying to boot from > the the installation CD, get the ARC console > configured accordingly, the CD drive > whirrs, linload loads ok from (/milo/linload.exe), > milo loads ok (from /milo/pc164), then I get the > milo prompt and it stops there. > > Milo can "see" the CD alright - I can cd to it and > list its contents from the milo prompt. At this point > I tried several combinations of boot commands, and > they all fail. For example: > > boot hdc0:/boot/linux root=/dev/hdc0 load_ramdisk=1 > > This loads the kernel, then panics with an error > saying that no init file was found. > > boot hdc0:/boot/linux root=/dev/hdc0 > initrd=/boot/root.bin > > This panics with an error saying that no valid > ramdisks found at 0 > > boot hdc0:/boot/linux root=/dev/hdc0 > load_ramdisk=1 initrd=/boot/root.bin > > This panics saying again that no init file was found. > > Any ideas? > Thanks in advance for your help > > Franco > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. > http://messenger.yahoo.com > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Ivan S. P. Marin Laborat�rio de F�sica Computacional lfc.ifsc.usp.br Instituto de F�sica de S�o Carlos - USP ----------------------------------------------------------
