Re: Problems with Digital Alpha XL 266
i`m not sure if fd0: is enough
maybe u have to provide the kernel file
but u must provide the root partition
MILO> boot fd0:vmlinuz root=/dev/fd0
or something like that
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Mats Hellman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> after reading tonns of documentation I decided to ask for some help here. Im
> trying to install Debian on a Digital Alpha XL 266. Everywhere I read about
> it, there seems to be no problems.
> Well MILO starts of fine, I get as far as to
>
> MILO>
>
> But here the problems begin, I made the rescue floppy since the system doesn't
> want to boot of CD.
> When I type
>
> MILO>boot fd0:
>
> I get an error
>
> [MS-DOS FS Rel. 12,FAT]
> MILO: unknown filesystem on device fd0
>
> The disk is made with dd and I can read it in my other Linux installs.
> This is not the first time im playing with alternate platforms so I don't
> consider myself a newbie to this but something is very wrong here.
>
> The XL 266 uses the ARC boot and everything there seems to be Ok since MILO
> loads. If anyone has _any_ ideas where to start please inform me.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Mats Hellman
> Finland
>
>
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