How large is the ext2 partition? Starting with a particular version of
mkfs.ext2 (sorry, don't know the version), it will format using sparse
superblocks on larger partitions. MILO doesn't understand this. The best
thing to do is make a small /boot partition (15Meg etc..) and store the
kernel in there. If that's the problem.....
--rdp
On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Carlos Carvalho wrote:
> I've got a weird behaviour with milo-pc164-981008. I re-partitioned
> and re-formated an old Quantum fireball disk on an alpha, copied the
> running disk on it and rebooted with the Quatum as the only disk on
> the machine. The NT ARC had no problem finding linload and milo on it.
> Surprizingly however, milo couldn't read the ext2 partitions. The ls
> command produced something like (from memory)
>
> //
> %/
> //
> //
> //
>
> Milo read the small dos partition without problem. The ext2 partitions
> were formatted under 2.2.15pre3 and the latest e2fsprogs. Could this
> be the reason? Note that the kernel (had to load it from a floppy
> :-( ), both 2.2.15pre3 and 2.1.131, had no problem whatsoever...
>
> After much trial-and-error I built the disk on an INTEL machine
> running 2.1.131, put it on the alpha and milo finally read them.
>
> Any clues?
>
Rich Payne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.alphalinux.org
