On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 20:40 +0100, Howard Applesdale wrote: > Hi there, > > i've got a problem with my SS20 wich has stable-release fresh > installed: > after booting SILO complains about not found kernel-image. at SILO's > prompt i have the chance to fire my system with the following line up: > /iommu/sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],400000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],800000/[EMAIL > PROTECTED],0;1/vmlinuz > root=/dev/sda1 > > it is a little uncomfortable to specify the kernel-file from the > powerplug onwards. don't ask me, how many typos i have made since this > state... > > any suggestions, how to handle this behaviour? since the system will > become a headless router this state is impractical...
Hendrik Sattler correctly mentioned that the first partition sda1 has to contain the kernel + silo.conf. It must be smaller than one gigabyte on SS20 and probably other sparc32. I usually set up sparc32 machines with a small /boot as the first partition (sda1), large enough to hold two or three kernels. 50-70 megabytes has been enough. I believe the other partitions can be of any size. In one case I had an 8 gigabyte / as sda4, swap as sda2, small /boot as sda1, and sda3 as a Sun label. If your sda1 is under one gigabyte, have you checked /boot/silo.conf for the correct settings? It should contain root=/dev/sda1 and image=1/vmlinuz lines. -- guten abend, SP > > greetings > howie > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
