Thanks Fernando, for the pointer.
I am probably using a wrong image but it's not a kernel panic, the
system hangs during CD boot. I will review the stuff that you gave the
references to, let me try that and will get back if I need to.
Thanks again! If you are curious, here's what was happening:
Jensen with SRM version 1.7
>>> boot dka400 (RH6.0 Alpha CD)
aboot> 1/kernels/generic.gz root=/dev/scd0 (root is CD)
....
Linux version 2.2.5-14BOOT
....
Max ASN from HWRPB is bad (0xf)
Memory: 64MB
....
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
Starting kswapd v1.5
... - and hangs, just sits there for a loong time, never comes out
unless I reset. - ...
Fernando Monera wrote:
>
> On 02-Dec-1999 Shrikant "Ghatpandek wrote:
> > Hi Fernando,
> >
> > If you don't mind, do you have any write-up of your installation process
> > of RedHat 6.0 Linux on DECpc axp 150 (Jensen) that you can send me? I
> > have been having trouble of hanging the bootup process too but this is
> > during CD installation.
> > I appreciate your help!
> > Regards,
>
> To all:
> Of course I'm going to write everything and donate to the rest of the
> world ;-). But I'd like to reach a useable system. I'd like to see the
> "Login:" prompt. Then I'll write a page detailing my steps...
>
> For the impatient ;-)
> - Go to http://www.alphalinux.org/docs/jensen.shtml
> Read all
> - Take the second doc ( http://www.khubla.com/jensen.html ) as the
> good one. The rest of all are outdated or wrong, but helps to fill the
> holes that this one has.
>
> To Shrikant:
> I presume that you are getting a "Kernel Panic" after loading the ramdisk.
> You are using the wrong ramdisk.img (and probably generic.img). Use the
> one pointed in the "second doc" (from above) and tell us where you stop...
>
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