Alec Aakesson wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have been given a Compaq Alpha xp1000 (CYPRESS 82C693) to install the
> Red Hat Alpha 6.1 on. I have read the instructions which came with the CD
> [from Red Hat], and I am uable to get the box to run through the
> instalation process. If any one could give me an idea of what I might be
> doing wrong I would realy appreaciate it. Sorry if this is not the forum
> for such a question....
>
> When I try to boot from the floppy [I got the image from the CD]:
>
> boot dva0 -fi vmlinux.gz -fl "root=/dev/dka0 expert text"
>
If you like floppies, make a boot floppy and a ramdisk and do:
boot dva0 -file vmlinux.gz -flags "root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 expert text"
Haven't done one lately but you use Linux names in the -flags,
not SRM names.
If you use the cdrom, then root=/dev/scd0. This sort of stuff
should be in the FAQ's on www.alphalinux.org.
Wes
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