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Re: linux-2.4.0-prerelease refusing to boot

Subject: Re: linux-2.4.0-prerelease refusing to boot
From: Rich Payne (rdp@talisman.alphalinux.org)
Date: Fri Jan 5 04:50:42 2001


On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Nikolaos A. Margaritis wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a UP2000 (dual EV67) with RH7.0 installed.
> No problem compiling the linux-2.4.0-prerelease kernel apart from the
> usual warning messages. The compiler is gcc-2.96.
>
> However, it systematically refuses to boot! The kernel was configured for the
> DP264 system since there is no special choice for UP??00.

That's correct, the UP2000 is a DP264.
 
> The SRM does indeed load the kernel but after a while the system crashes
> without responding at all! The final message (if I recall correctly)
> has to do with not being able to start init or killing it.

Can you get that exact message? It's a little difficult to guess where
it's going wrong w/o that info.

> Could it be because of the SCSI controllers? I have two:
>
> Adaptec AHA-2940U2/W / 7890
> and
> Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR) 53c896
>
> Any help appreciated.

No idea...

--rdp

-- 
Rich Payne
rpayne@alphalinux.org			www.alphalinux.org

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