On 1 Mar 2002, Carl Parrish wrote: > Okay so more reading and I dd the root.bin file (from the boot dir) onto > a disk. then tried this from MILO > 'boot hdc:boot/linux root=/dev/fd0 -t iso9660' and now I get this error: > You didn't specify the type of your ufs filesystem.
try this: boot hdc:boot/linux root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 I think, you're telling it in your command that you have an iso9660 floppy....which I don't think is possible. > I know neither how to specify the ufs or which ufs I should be using (I > don't see Linux as an option). UFS is a filesystem, you don't need it, I think it's just the last of the filesystem types the kernel tries. --rdp > Thanks again, > Carl P > > On Fri, 2002-03-01 at 10:19, Carl Parrish wrote: > > > > Hi my name is Carl Parrish. I'm not really new to Linux but I guess you > > could say I'm new to Debian and *really* new to Alpha. I typically would > > lurk for a few days before posting a "please help me" message. but I'm > > pretty stuck and need help fast. > > > > I've just recently got a AlphaPC 164SX. It looks like I have access to > > ARBIOS and MILO but not srm. I have the Alpha-Debian disk1 image burned > > on a CD-ROM (did the md5sum). put the CD-ROM in restarted the > > computer......Nothing. So I did a little background reading (RTFM). Came > > up with lots of info for srm but since I can't seem to find srm didn't > > help me much. So I went into Milo after much trial and erro tried the > > following command. 'boot hdc:boot/linux -t iso9660' and suddenly it > > actually seemed to try to boot from the CD-ROM (or at least the closest > > I've come so far.) But then it stops and I get the following error > > > > Kernal Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00 > > > > So any ideas what I'm doing wrong? > > > > Thanks, > > Carl P. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- Rich Payne http://talisman.mv.com
