2010/6/17 Piotr Gliźniewicz <gli...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install Debian on my 164LX with AlphaBIOS. Since the newest > DVD I can boot from MILO (I'm using the one provided on the Woody DVD) is > Sarge, I installed it and begun upgrading to Etch (as advised in the Lenny > readme). I've done a clean, default install of Sarge. Then I upgraded to the > 2.6.8-4 kernel from the Sarge DVD and it worked without problems. What I've > done to upgrade to Etch: > > commented out Sarge CD in /etc/apt/sources.list > apt-cdrom add (with the 1st Etch DVD) > aptitude update > aptitude upgrade > aptitude install initrd-tools > aptitude install linux-image-2.6-alpha-generic > shutdown -r now > > At this point I can't boot the system with MILO. I'm trying to do it with a > command similar to the one I used to boot the 2.6.8-4 kernel: > > boot sdb6:vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-alpha-generic > initrd=initrd.img-2.6.18-6-alpha-generic root=/deb/sdb7 > > Disk is partitioned to the Sarge default structure. > sdb5 is the space reserved for aboot (empty) > sdb6 is /boot (ext2 - MILO is not able to read ext3) > sdb7 is / (ext3) > sdb8 is swap > > It seems MILO loads the image, but then fails to boot (it displays > bootfile=<some odd characters>. > > Any hints how to start it? > > Best, > -- > piotrek > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-alpha-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c1aa739.4070...@gmail.com
Do you have a compelling reason to use AlphaBIOS/MILO? Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-alpha-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktikiagq95gflufmfzdlod0968kuyp9j41iqhq...@mail.gmail.com