On Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 07:13:10PM +0200, Klaus Naumann wrote: > Hi all, > > I've written a pretty long HOWTO on how to get Linux > working on the Indigo2 (it might also apply to other > machines which can only be used with a serial console). > You can take a look at it at: > > http://oss.sgi.com/mips/i2-howto.html > > If you have any hints, patches or things you want to > be included please mail me.
----------------schnipp------------------- You see about the following messages: >> boot bootp()/vmlinux 73264+592+11520+331680+27848d+3628+5792 entry: 0x8df9a960 Setting $netaddres to 192.168.1.5 (from server deadmoon) Obtaining /vmlinux from server deadmoon Cannot load bootp()/vmlinux Illegal f_magic number 0x7f45, expected MIPSELMAGIC or MIPSEBMAGIC. This problem only happens for Indys with very old PROM versions which cannot handle the ELF binary format which Linux uses. A solution for this problem is in the works. ---------------schnapp--------------------- I have seen this before and i think i simply used the .ecoff variant (elf2ecoff conversion made at "make boot") Flo -- Florian Lohoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49-5201-669912 "Write only memory - Oops. Time for my medication again ..."
