Re: Upgrading Sarge to Etch - failing to boot new kernel

2010-06-18 Thread Piotrek Gliźniewicz
W dniu 2010-06-18 01:11, Matt Turner pisze: 2010/6/17 Piotr Gliźniewiczgli...@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

RE: Upgrading Sarge to Etch - failing to boot new kernel

2010-06-18 Thread Uwe Schindler
As far as I know, some time after 2.6.8, the kernel file format changed a little bit that needed a newer aboot loader, too (see changelog of aboot). Since this time milo is no longer working: + * Add support for booting = 2.6.23 kernels, needed for etchnhalf. This +was corrected in

RE: Upgrading Sarge to Etch - failing to boot new kernel

2010-06-18 Thread Uwe Schindler
Another option: Could you try linux-image-2.6-alpha-legacy instead of -generic? This uses another start address that may be needed for some machines and MILO. But as you have read from my prev message below, I don't think any kernel after 2.6.22 would work. As you are trying .18, you should

Re: Upgrading Sarge to Etch - failing to boot new kernel

2010-06-18 Thread Piotrek Gliźniewicz
W dniu 2010-06-18 09:03, Uwe Schindler pisze: Another option: Could you try linux-image-2.6-alpha-legacy instead of -generic? This uses another start address that may be needed for some machines and MILO. But as you have read from my prev message below, I don't think any kernel after 2.6.22

Re: Upgrading Sarge to Etch - failing to boot new kernel

2010-06-18 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 09:03:27AM +0200, Uwe Schindler wrote: Another option: Could you try linux-image-2.6-alpha-legacy instead of -generic? This uses another start address that may be needed for some machines and MILO. But as you have read from my prev message below, I don't think any