Re: Help! - DEC Alpha install
- To: Dave Wiard <dave@lister.acm.wwu.edu>
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- Subject: Re: Help! - DEC Alpha install
- From: Martin Lucina <mato@kotelna.sk>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:24:32 +1300
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dave@lister.acm.wwu.edu said:
> > 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.
You might need to add ramdisk_size=5120.
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