Subject: Re: problem getting milo to work on a 500a
From: Rich Payne (rdp@talisman.alphalinux.org)
Date: Mon Nov 29 1999 - 13:15:14 AKST
At a guess I'd say you've got the wrong MILO file for this machine. Are
you using the Miata MILO? and where did you get this from?
--rdp
On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Gary Grobe wrote:
> I've not exactly ever used Linux w/ the alpha before.
>
> My NT ARC frimware is not exactly as listed in the HOWTO at alphalinux.org.
> I've tried to match it close, but it still keeps freezing at 'Swapping to
> PALcode at 0x80000 ...'
>
> Digital Alpha 21164, 500Mhz
> 128Mb
> AlphaBIOS 5.65
> The machine is a perosonal workstation a-series 500 (500a).
> Linux Loader is V1.5.
>
> I've got linload.exe and milo loaded on a floppy that I'm trying to get to
> Milo with.
>
> ------ Here's my output when booting:
>
> Linux Loader V1.5
>
> Copyright(c) 1994,1995 Digital Equipment Corporation
>
> System Partition is OSLOADPARTITION=scsi(1)disk((0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> Load File Name is OSLOADFILENAME=\
> Load Path is multi(0)disk(0)fdisk(0)\
> OSLOADOPTIONS=
>
> Opening file multi(0)disk(0)fdisk(0)\milo ...
> Loading file at 0x80080000 ...
> Getting firmware parameters ...
>
> ... Memory size is 0x8000000
>
> Setting up argmuments for Milo @ 0x801FFC00
>
> Setting up memory size for Milo @ 0x801FFE00
>
> Setting up memory size for Milo @ 0x801FFF00
>
> Swapping to PALcode at 0x80000 ...
> ------ freezes at this point ----
>
> Any help much appreciated,
>
> Gary
>
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