Re: SILO problems

[hans witvliet <witvliet@ats.nld.alcatel.nl>]

I had the same problem:

I forgot to set the boot device in the eeprom
you can set this when you have the "OK" prompt.

SDHans.

Kris Constable wrote:
> 
>   Installing on a sparcstation two, I'm trying to reboot.
>   In my /etc/silo.conf:
> 
>   partition=1
>   root=/dev/sda1
>   timeout=100
>   image=vmlinuz
>   label=Linux
> 
>   I then run: # /sbin/silo
>    and it brings me back to a root prompt.
>    However when I reboot, I don't even get the "S" from SILO, but the
> followong error message:
> 
>    File and args:
>    Illegal Instruction
>    Type help for more information
>    ok
> 
>   ---
> 
>   Any ideas?
> 
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