Okay.,

    I have installed RedHat Linux v6.0/alpha on my Digital Alpha Station 200
4/166 and attempted to boot the installation from my boot disk (SRM) using :

    boot dva0 -fi vmlinux.gz -fl "root=/dev/sda1 single
bootdevice=/dev/sda1" and I get a Kernel Panic, Unable to open Initial
Console, try passing init= option to kernel.... I've checked to see that the
root partion is present on /dev/sda1 and appears to be stable.  I used bsd
disklabels on the harddrive..

    When I boot with the installation floppies and use the virtual console
ALTF2, I create a sda1 nod and mount it just fine.  The /mnt/dev contains
only initctl and log..  Should there be more in there?  While going over
/mnt/tmp/install.log I notice numerous "execution of script failed" lines.
One line that might be interesting is :

    Installing dev.
    execution of script failed

Another is:

    Installing initscripts.
    execution of script failed

    Installing kernel.
    execution of script failed

    Installing MAKEDEV.
    execution of script failed

    Installing rootfiles.
    execution of script failed

Any thoughts?  If I load up the installation programs and try to upgrade, It
claims that the partition I made root in the initial install does not appear
to contain a root filesystem..

Jim
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