RE: Cannot boot APC164 UX
Hmm ... this is a Ruffian right ?
There was a post about installing Ruffians from scratch on axp-list. This should at least make it possible
to boot milo (see below)
It should be enough, if you copy the files
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Kernels/ldmilo-ruffian-981020
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Kernels/milo-ruffian-981020
to the rescue disk (it´s a DOS disk BTW).
Replacing loadlin.exe with ldmilo.. and milo with milo-ruffian there.
You could also get a kernel from there, replacing linux on the rescue disk.
This will leave you with a newly costumized rescue disk.
For a real Debian ruffian rescue disk .....
I´m not sure, LX164 probably ... but Loic should be able to give you more information on that.
Did anybody else manage to install Debian on a Ruffian ?
Guenter
Bootstrap a ruffian with linux (RH 5.1)
1) You need to do a proper DOS format on the partition first.
Arcinst.exe will do this for you:
http://www.windowsnt.digital.com/support/drivers/drivers.asp
Copy this file on a DOS-floppy.
Start this executable from ARCS BIOS with:
<Enter Setup>
<Run a Progrogram>
a:arcinst.exe
and install a small partition (1 to 10 MB).
Later you can copy milo and ldmilo.exe on this partition.
2) Download
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Kernels/ldmilo-ruffian-981020
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Kernels/milo-ruffian-981020
and copy them on a DOS-floppy.
These files are much better than the RedHat-prgs.
3) dd or rawrite
ruffian.img and ramdisk.img
on two floppies (see RedHat-Manual).
4)Start Setup: go back to ARCS BIOS:
<Enter Setup>
<Run a Progrogram>
a:ldmilo.exe
.. normal redhat-alpha-installation
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From: Nicolai Guba[SMTP:nicolai@jungle.BT.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 4:21 AM
To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org
Subject: Cannot boot APC164 UX
I'm referring to my earlier message. Still no success :( Could anybody tell
me whether I've been using the right disk images?
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Nicolai P Guba
BT Labs GNU
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