Re: Help! - DEC Alpha install

2000-01-14 Thread Martin Lucina
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > This is the rescue floppy? IIRC, you need: > > > > boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1 > > > > You need to make the root.bin floppy also. > > I believe you are correct on this. You will need both floppies, and the > MILO command here looks

Re: Help! - DEC Alpha install

2000-01-14 Thread Dave Wiard
> > Warning: Unable to open initial console /dev/console > > Kernel Panic: cannot open initial console /dev/console > > > > And then she sinks. > > > > The boot command I have been using is as follows: > > MILO> boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 panic=30 > > This is the rescue floppy? IIRC, you need:

Re: Help! - DEC Alpha install

2000-01-13 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Shawn wrote: > I am installing Debian on an Alphastation 255 and am > having problems getting Debian to boot from MILO. > The error messages of interest are as follows: You might get more/better help on debian-alpha list, I usually subscribe to that and not this because of the traffic here, and

Help! - DEC Alpha install

2000-01-13 Thread Shawn
Hello- Thanks first of all for not being daunted by the subject. I am installing Debian on an Alphastation 255 and am having problems getting Debian to boot from MILO. The error messages of interest are as follows: Warning: Unable to open initial console /dev/console Kernel Panic: cannot open in