Re: Help! - DEC Alpha install

[Dave Wiard <dave@lister.acm.wwu.edu>]

> > Warning: Unable to open initial console /dev/console
> > Kernel Panic: cannot open initial console /dev/console
> >
> > And then she sinks.
> >
> > The boot command I have been using is as follows:
> > MILO> boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 panic=30
> 
> This is the rescue floppy?  IIRC, you need:
> 
> boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1
> 
> You need to make the root.bin floppy also.

I believe you are correct on this.  You will need both floppies, and the
MILO command here looks right, to me.

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dave wiard
dave@acm.wwu.edu