Subject: Re: redhat5.2 installation on AS255/300 system
From: Imran Siddiq (imran@prnet.com.tr)
Date: Thu Aug 26 1999 - 07:57:09 PDT
you dont need to unzip the vmlinux.gz file.
use
swriteboot /dev/ sda /boot/bootlx
to make your hard disk bootable.
then you can use
set boot_file "1/boot/vmlinux-2.x.x"
check what is the full file name in /boot directory.
now boot from harddisk.
On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Padiyath Sreekumar wrote:
> Hi,
> Iam trying to install Redhat5.2 on an AS255/300 System for the first
> time.
> With Mr.Jason Blakey(thanks) I could install and reboot from floppy. I
> did the way
> he suggested. But now I want to create the kernel (vmlinux) . I have
> a file
> vmlinux.gz in my root (/) directory. I would like to boot from my
> Hard disk sda1
> afterwards. I can not do the following opearation as Mr.Blakey
> suggested:
>
> cp /boot/vmlinux-x.x.x /vmlinux since I donot have the directory
> 'vmlinux-x.x.x '
> and the file vmlinux in that directory.
>
> What I have todo now to create the vmlinux file?(just uncompress
> vmlinux.gz?)
> But I donot have this tool at present on the machine.
>
> I have installed Linux from Redhat5.2 CD.
>
> I tried to unzip this file(gunzip) and tried to boot the system from
> Hard disk.
> after doing the following:
>
> set bootdef_dev "dka0" (I have only 2 partions root and swap)
> set boot_file "l/vmlinux"
> set boot_osflags "root=/dev/sda1"
>
> Then I got "aboot" as prompt after writing :"l/vmlinux :" file not
> found.
> aboot>
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> regards,
> Kumar
>
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