Subject: Re: problem getting milo to work on a 500a
From: Designer Seven (designer_7@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 29 1999 - 18:58:06 AKST
Actually, is this the MILO from RH 5.2? I know for
sure that the Miata MILO from RH 5.2 doesn't work and
results in exactly what you have below. I have the
same machine and I had the exact same problem.
I eventually got a different MILO from
gatekeeper.dec.com ... and that worked.
D.
--- Rich Payne <rdp@talisman.alphalinux.org> wrote:
>
> 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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