Re: Installing Linux on an AlphaServer 1000
On Tuesday, November 24 1998, at 15:32:49, Andrew Matheson wrote:
: Hi there! I've been trying to install linux on the AlphaServer here. It
: is a machine bought in 1994 with a 4/233MHz processor in it. I've tried
: using the Mikasa and Noritake rescue disks, both resulting in a hung
: session just after the jump to the kernel image. I am using MILO to do
: the install and I am using the suggested:
:
: MILO> boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1
:
: I've tried many websites and many FAQs, none of which have helped me, not
: even so much as to assist me in determining which processor type I am
: indeed running. I am looking for any assistance to push me in the right
: direction for the kernel images that I need, and some assistance with the
: installation procedure. Thanks for your time!
in the following file:
ftp.digital.com:/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Kernels/Test-Milos-2.0.30+/MILO-systypes
you can find info about MILO's and alpha systems.
Yours seems to be:
Family/Model Aliases MILO image Kernel image
============= ======= ========== ============
AS 1000 4/xxx MIKASA N/A mikasa-s
So you have to use mikasa-s images and there is no MILO for
mikasa, sou you will have to boot the box using the SRM console
and aboot, bootp, tftpboot...
You can find in digital's site kernels and more info, but I think
you can use the Debian images for mikasa. The SRM howto will be
usefull for you... I can't remember the URL, but it's
distributted in Debian in one of the howtos packages, so it's ease
to find it.
: Cheers,
: Andrew Matheson
:
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Good luck!
Regards,
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Roberto Lumbreras
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