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Re: basic installation on 7200/75 (still)



On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 04:10:12PM +0200, morten wrote:
> ok I think it is time to summarize
> 
> I'm installaing on a powerpc 7200/75
> I'm installing debian potato using a network installation
> I install everything and just before rebooting I do...
> 
> # ofpath
> /bandit/gc/53c94/sd@0:
> 
> I change /target/etc/quik.conf to include the line image=/boot/vmlinux-2.2.19
> 
> # mount -t proc proc /taget/proc
> # chroot /target /sbin/quik -fv
> which tells me it installs quik on /dev/sda2
> 
> #ntsetenv boot-device /bandit/gc/53c94/sd@0:0
> 
> after which I reboot.
> It gives me the startup-sound *twice* (which I think is important to notice)
> and then it dies (like in require 'command option p r' to be revived).
> 
> Are we still believing that it is quik-problem?
> If it was anything else than quik, I would at least get some kind of error
> message, right? - like vmlinux-image not found.

no, OF, and thus quik cannot display anything to the main monitor on a
7200.  all output gets shot out the serial port.  if you attach a dumb
terminal you should be able to see whats going on better.

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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