I used fsck to create a bsd partition on the first cylinder and a valid boot
block was created after the install. Thanks for the help. Phil
Rich Payne wrote:
> Was there an existing partition table on this disk? If so the redhat
> installer will NOT change the disk label to BSD, and you won't be able to
> write aboot onto the disk.
>
> --rdp
>
> On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Phil wrote:
>
> > Larry, The problem is that it seems like everything that the SRM howto
> > points to is dependent on having an alpha running Linux. The only thing I
> > can get up and running is the installation program. The kernel that is
> > running seems very limited. I don't see how I can build a kernel which is
> > what needs to be done in order to write a boot block onto sda. I can build a
> > bootable floppy. Do you know a way to obtain a kernel with the swriteboot
> > capability that would allow a boot block to be written onto sda?
> > phil
> > Larry Snyder wrote:
> >
> > > Check out the SRM How-To at http://www.alphalinux.org/docs/
> > > It should get you outa-the-woods.
> > > -ls-
> > >
> > > Phil <minimi@camden.rutgers.edu> wrote:
> > > > At the end of the installation of RH 6.2 on an Alpha Station 200 it
> > > > looks like an attempt is made to create a boot block on the hard drive
> > > > but a message appears stating that abootconf is not found on /dev/sda.
> > > > When I try to boot from the hard drive SRM reports that there isn't a
> > > > valid boot block. Does anyone know of a fix for this or a way to get
> > > > aboot on the hard drive? Thanks, Phil
> > > >
> > > >
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