Re: SRM booting issue was: Re: xp1000 problems with upgrade to 2.4.18-generic
Well, it might be that there was a syntax error somewhere. Try
help set | more
at the SRM prompt.
set auto_action to BOOT or boot, whatever.
then type
boot dka0 -fl 0
like Richard Fillion suggested. This will also set boot_dev,
boot_osflags & Co.
On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 07:45:07PM -0400, Keith Grider wrote:
> I tried the first suggestion and was unsuccessful.
>
> KeithG
>
> Ionut Georgescu wrote:
> >either type:
> >
> >set auto_action boot
> >
> >at the SRM console,
> >
> >or load the srm_env module:
> >
> >modprobe srm_env
> >
> >and set the variable from linux:
> >
> >echo BOOT > /proc/srm_environment/named_variables/auto_action
> >
> >Never tried the last one, I hope it works :)
> >
> >Ionut
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 03:32:55PM -0400, Keith Grider wrote:
> >
> >>That is great, thanks. I am not yet familiar with initrd.
> >>
> >>How do I set it to immediately boot to this, though. Is there a way, in
> >>SRM, to force a direct boot instead of doing it interactively by typing
> >>'0' at the aboot prompt?
> >>
> >>KeithG
> >>
> >>Jens Kruse wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi Keith,
> >>>
> >>>Keith Grider wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>my /etc/aboot.conf is one line:
> >>>>0:1/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/sda1
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Try this:
> >>>
> >>>0:1/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/sda1 initrd=initrd.img
> >>>
> >>>Regards, Jens
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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