On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 09:44:46AM -0500, John Turnbull wrote: > Hi: I have managed to install Debian 2.2r2 potato on a Sparc 2 that I > plan to use as an ntp timeserver. However, during the install, the step > for making a boot floppy failed and the system will now not boot > directly. > > >From a cold start I get: > > Boot device: /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED], 800000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 File and > args: > The file just loaded does not appear to be executable > Type b (boot), c (continue), or n (new command mode) >
I can't be sure by what you sent, but am I correct in assuming that you have /dev/sda1 as /boot and /dev/sda4 as / ? If that's so, then you need some magic to make it work since SILO actually uses the files on the partition at boot, and absolute to the partition (not the whole filesystem like you see it at boot time). If you do have a seperate /boot, then do this mv /etc/silo.conf /boot ln -s /boot/silo.conf /etc/silo.conf ln -s . /boot/etc ln -s . /boot/boot That _should_ work. It's been awhile since i did this. There is a more correct way, but it gets confusing, and this was easiest for me. After this run "silo -f" to make sure your boot block gets installed correctly. -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
