Re: tecra version of hamm
Matthew Lee <lee@physics.ucla.edu> writes:
> Hello, when is the tecra version of hamm going to come out?
I don't know the ETA of the tecra disks, but it is possible to boot
the normal hamm install disks using a grub boot disk.
Make the grub floppy:
dd if=stage1 of=/dev/fd0
dd if=stage2 of=/dev/fd0 seek=1
Boot the floppy, put the resc floppy in and type the following at the
grub prompt: (it has primitive tab completion)
kernel=(fd0)/linux
initrd=(fd0)/root.bin
boot
Similarly, you can boot the hard drive, using (hd0,?) where ?=0,1,2,3
depending on the partition number (one less than the Linux number).
Also add root=/dev/hda? to the the end of the kernel line.
If you have a Dell XPi, you should also add "no-scroll" to the kernel
line.
It's a bit complicated (it helps if you know grub very well), but I
successfully installed Hamm on my XPi this way.
Other things to watch out for: You will eventually need to recompile
the kernel _and_ the pcmcia stuff with APM enabled. (This applies to
all laptops - if the pcmcia modules don't have apm, the machine will
lock up when you unsuspend it.)
Steve
dunham@cps.msu.edu
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