Re: Alpha DKA600 = Linux /dev/$what?
On Tue 21 Dec 1999, Kyle Tucker wrote:
> I have a Alpha 2100 4/275 (sable) with SCSI CD at
> DKA600.6.0.1.0 and it's the second SCSI device. From what
> I've read, it should be sdb2 for the root device (y/n)?. I
No, only if it's the second SCSI disk.
> cannot get Debian 2.1 to mount the root file system under
> this or any other device name (sdb6, sd0, sdb) I have even
Try /dev/sda2 (have you in fact already installed linux on it?
Did you use the second partition / slice for root?)
> tried hex devices such as root=0x822 where 22 is hex for
> minot 34 (16 * 2) + slice 2 as the "sd" man page says.
> All I get from any of these is unable to mount root slice
> and a kernel panic. If I use boot_ramdisk, it asks for the
> floppy and halts trying to mount on 00:02. And it always
> reports to be guessing boot device as /dev/scd0. Why is
> it guessing this device since everywhere I've read the CD
> is supposed to be a "sd" device? Yet on an installed Linux
Where did you read that?! It's _never_ been that way.
> Oh, on an side, this Alpha box getts to the point where it
> is sending out BOOTP and RARP broadcasts trying to boot. Why
> is it doing this on an Installation?
You can probably load the installation stuff over the net on
your system.
Paul Slootman
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