trouble installing alpha version 2.1
Hello,
I am having some difficulty installing debian on my pc164lx alpha
system. I am trying to install from a cdrom. I am using "linux
rescue" for the Boot Name (not very helpful), the Boot File selection
I'm using is "CD:", the Boot File field I'm using is
"\boot\lx164\linload.exe", the OS Path selection I'm using is "CD:", the
OS Path field I'm using is "\", and (one of the many) the OS Options
selection I've tried is "boot cdrom:/dev/cdrom/boot/lx164/linux
root=/dev/cdrom/lx164/linux". When I save these settings I do not get
the message that my selection is invalid as stated in 8.3.1 AlphBIOS
Emergency and Setup Boot at
http://www.bard.org.il/~marc/html/DebAlphaHOWTO.html/ch-Procedure.html. When
I use those selections and select "linux rescue" as the operating system
to start, I get the message:
Linux Loader V1.5
Copyright(c) 1994,1995 Digital Equipment Corporation
System Partition is OSLOADPARTITION=sci(1)cdrom(1)fdisk(0)
Load File Name is OSLOADFILNAME=\
Load Path is scsi(1)cdrom(1)fdisk(0)\
OSLOADOPTIONS=boot cdrom:/dev/cdrom/boot/lx164/linux
root=/dev/cdrom/boot/lx164
Opening file scsi(1)cdrom(1)fdisk(0)\milo ...
? File Open Error, Status 0xe.
Error loading scsi(1)cdrom(1)fdisk(0)\milo
Press any key to conting
After I press a key I get another message to press any key to continue and
I'm am kicked back to the OS selection screen. I believe the problem I'm
having is related to my boot paramters, but I'm not sure what the problem
is (I did try a number of different other options other than the one
stated). Could someone tell me if the problem is (as I suspect) the boot
paramters and if so, which are the correct boot parameters? Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
Mike
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