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Re: Unable to boot Woody on Amiga



On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 03:39:53PM -0700, R.P.Donoghue wrote:
> > Installs OK - no obvious errors or missing parts (follows the exact
> > script described in the installation guides).  Reboot amiga (by
> > allowing the installer to reboot the machine).  Then open a text
> > editor and write the boot file.
> > 
> > amiboot-5.6 -k linux.bin root=/dev/hdb1 ro
> > 
> > save (I called it 'startdeb') and set executable flag.  Move
> > amiboot-5.6 into command path (I put it into my c: directory).
> 
> Well, that's your problem; you're referring to the kernel (linux.bin)
> without specifying a path.
> 
> If you move it into your command path, you need to specify a full path
> to the kernel to make it work. E.g., if the kernel can be found in
> "c:\linux", make the command line look like
> 
> amiboot-5.6 -k c:\linux\linux.bin root=/dev/hdb1 ro

  - AmigaOS uses forward slashes, not backslahses
  - C: is not what you think it is ;-) (C: is the equivalent of /bin on Linux.
    By default C: is assigned to SYS:C, while SYS: is assigned to your boot
    device. You can think of `assigning' like some sort of temporary symbolic
    link.)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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