Re: donation of a mirror
try this
milo> boot fd0:/linux root=/dev/fd0 rw prompt_ramdisk=1 load_ramdisk=1
also check out http://lhpca.univ-lyon1.fr/axp/debian.html
Phil.
>
> On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Bill Warner wrote:
>
> > Ack!! I wanted to get out of here by 5 today but I still haven't had much
> > chance or luck to get this system up. what floppies do I need to get it booted
> > or how to I boot from the cdrom from milo? We have tried several of the
> > resc1440.bin, drv1440.bin and root1440.bin files from lx164 pc164 noname164
> > and cant seem to get any of them to work. we are booting with
> >
> > milo> boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1
> >
> > it boots asks for the root disk then errors out with cant mount root floppy
> > what do i need to do.
>
> I have never done an install on an alpha, but I have CC'd this message to
> John who has an alpha similar to the one you describe and the
> debian-alpha list, perhaps one of them can give you some advice.
>
> However, from what you describe it sounds like you need to tell milo to
> load a ram disk image as well as the root disk itself. The root should not
> be root=/dev/fd0, but it should be root=/dev/initrd (???)
>
> [Aside: Bill is from The Linux Store, they are setting up a 600Mhz 21164
> to act as a mirror and to be open to developers]
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
>
>
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