Re: [suse-axp] Installatiion problems


Subject: Re: [suse-axp] Installatiion problems
From: Ruediger Oertel (ro@suse.de)
Date: Sun Sep 19 1999 - 08:03:02 PDT


On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, Cor Slot wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I ran into some problems installing SuSE Linux 6.1 AXP on my DEC Alpha
> (Noname).
>
> After installing the selected packages the system rebooted, but didn't
> start as planned. This was because the files 'linload' and 'milo' were
> not installed in the /boot directory. I had to copy them manually from
> the CD to get the newly installed system up and running.
>
> Is this a known problem, or maybe only related to the Noname version of
> the DEC Alpha?
Hi,
no it was simply not implemented in the 6.1-axp (lack of time).
By now we have a nice bootloader-installation script and some more bells
and whistles for the next release...

-- 
with kind regards (mit freundlichem Grinsen),
                                     Ruediger Oertel (ro@suse.de)
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