By the way, since I can't boot it from the sda1, how do I reboot this minimal system as root user?
--- junk email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to install a Debian Linux for Alpha v3.0 > rel 4 on my AlphaPC 164LX, 21164 600MHz processor, > 256MB RAM, AlphaBIOS 5.70 > > Here are the steps I did: > rawrite milo_164lx.bin to floppy > rawrite rescue.bin to floppy > rawrite root.bin to floppy > boot milo from alphabios > boot linux.gz from milo with ramdisk > configure keyboard > partition SCSI hard disk into sda1 dos 16-bit fat > <32m, sda5 / linux, sda6 swap linux swap > initialize and mount partition sda6 as swap > initialize and mount partition sda5 as / > install kernel and driver modules from CD > configure network > install base system from CD > > At the completion of the install base system, I > tried > to make the system bootable to the dos partition and > it does not work, then I tried to mount the sda1 as > msdos and copy milo and linload.exe and does not > work > either. > > Need help to mount this sda1 as dos so I can copy > the > boot files onto it. > > Need help to install all other packages on Debian > CDs. > > Any help or sugestion will be appreciated. > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! for Good > Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]