Thomas Evans wrote: > > i don't need any of the 2.6.23 functionality - I was just really trying the > 2.6.23 kernel to > make sure nothing major was broken with it.
Seems OK on the few machines I've tried: LX164, ES45, AS1200. I'm interested in the CFS stuff, see if it makes any difference in the feel of the desktop... > I *could* use bootp I suppose, but that would require a tftp service > someplace - suppose that's not so hard. Well, there's no longer a simple BOOTP server, it's all been rolled into the DHCP daemon, but it's not too hard to do, though it is complicated if there's another DHCP server on the network... :-\ > I will probably just wait for an update, or find the newer aboot sources, > or figure our how to > remove the offending PT_NOTE entries if necessary. I'd look at the newer sources: http://aboot.sourceforge.net/tarballs/ I think the version that RTH made the patches against is there... > I already boot without using an initrd image, so that's all kinda > taken care of already I guess :). Indeed... :-) --Jay++ > ...tom > > > > On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:41:54 -0400, Jay Estabrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Tom Evans wrote: >>> I was trying to boot 2.6.23-rc1 a few weeks ago. Asked about the newer >>> binutils - thought that may have been the reason it failing. >>> >>> Glad you hit the kml instead and found an answer (and glad I wasn't the >>> only person seeing a problem with the 2.6.23-rcX series). >>> It wasn't a binutils issue, but that the stock aboot is misguided. >>> >>> I'd also be willing to test a patched aboot. >> If you can't wait for that, you can always use BOOTP, which bypasses >> aboot entirely... :-) >> >> Just: >> >> make boot >> make bootpzfile >> scp arch/alpha/boot/bootpzfile someplace:/tftpboot >> >> However, your config prolly would need to change, to build in most >> of the stuff that's now loaded from INITRD, although that can be >> accomplished as well via some trickery... ;-} >> >> Good luck. >> >> --Jay++ > > -- Jay A Estabrook HPTC - XC I & B Hewlett-Packard Company - ZKO1-3/D-B.8 (603) 884-0301 110 Spit Brook Road, Nashua NH 03062 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]