SO...
having got Intel Redhat to work so well I was given an Alpha box to use
and purchased RedHat Alpha Linux
Details:
AlphaStaion 533 with AlphaBIOS 5.62-1
System Alpha PC164SX
21164PC 533MHz, 128MB RAM, Adaptec 2940 U/W SCSI CTRL
Quantum 4GB SCSI disk, Toshiba SCSI CDROM
I copied "linload" and \MILO\sx164 to a DOS floppy and renamed sx164 to
"milo"
I used rarwite to copy \images\sx164.img to a floppy disk
I used rawrite to copy \images\ramdisk.img to a floppy disk
I setup the Alpha BIOS to boot MILO off floppy, it then loads and does a
sort of reboot. At the milo prompt I enter...
Milo> Boot floppy
I then swap the floppy disk for the one containing the sx164 image.
Milo looks a the floppy and finds a linux conf and prompts...
Available configuration: linux
Boot:
So I enter "Linux"
#UNZIP This is a zipped file.
############# etc
Lots of text scrolls by...
VFS: Insert root floppy disk to be loaded into RAM disk and press Enter
I swap in the \images\ramdisk.img disk and press Return. The floppy disk
lights up and nothing happens.
If I take the disk out I get the message...
floppy 0 removed during I/O
end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00, sector 0
RAMDISK: Couldn't find a valid ramdisk image starting at 0
Any help would be welcome
Regards
Bruce Edelsten Tel(44)01224 295487
Computer Manager Tel(44)01224 876544
Marine Laboratory Fax(44)01224 295511
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