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- Thanks! That solved the first part of that problem (getting a vmlinux),
- and I also figured out how to get !Linux to automatically start (the
- LinConfig application did not work for me, and I had to put a Config file
- by hand into the !Boot/Choices/Linux directory.
-
- I have one correction to your mail:
-
- loadmap did not recognize the root device until I added the following
- statement to the boot.conf file:
-
- config {
- root = "/dev/hda3";
- };
-
- (having the root specified in the kernel block wasn't enough).
-
-
- At any rate, I now have linux running on my machine. Thanks again to
- everyone for all your help!
-
- -Debby
-
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:33:47 +0100 (BST)
- From: Ale Terlevich <A.I.Terlevich@durham.ac.uk>
- Cc: linux-arm@vger.rutgers.edu
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-
-
- On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Deborah Wallach wrote:
-
- > I found my problem! I added 64 MB to the riscpc (it only had 8 to start
- > with), and now the ftp proceeds (more-or-less) cleanly (sometimes I get a
- > window popped up asking for a retry, but never does it hang completely).
- > Unfortunately, I've developed a new problem. After the ftp finishes, I
- > get asked a bunch more setup things, and proceed through them happily.
- > However, just after I select an initial root password, the installer pops
- > up a window that says "I couldn't find a kernel!". In the upper right hand
- > corner of the screen is a little note saying it's in the 'Install
- > bootloader' part of the install. The only option is to click 'ok' at this
- > point, and playing with the 'Previous', 'Retry', and 'Menu' options of the
- > ensuing 'Error Window' get me nowhere (it continues not to find the kernel,
- > and eventually tries to reboot the machine).
-
- Ok, here's what I did at this point.
-
- go back to riscos
-
- Copy the kernel onto a DOS floppy
-
- boot the kernel (!linux -bootkernel whawtever-your-kernel's-called)
- when it asks for extra args, type
- root=/dev/hda3 (Assuming your root partition is in the same place as
- mine, i.e. first after RiscOS on your first IDE HD)
-
- This will boot linux off your HD! You now have linux running
-
- Copy the kernel off the DOS floppy (man mtools) and rename it as /vmlinux
- (You need to be root to do this)
-
- To install the bootloader (The bit that fails in the install)
- make a file called /etc/boot.conf with contents such as
-
- # Linux 2.0.30 block with no ramdisk.
- kernel {
- name = "Linux 2.0.30";
- path = "/vmlinux";
- root = "/dev/hda3";
- ramdisk = 0;
- flags = readonly;
- };
-
- You may need to change this a bit to reflect your disk setup
-
- Then type
-
- loadmap -v
-
- You can now reboot (CTRL_ALT_DEL) and try the !linux app with the
- *ADFS::0 kernel (or whatever the syntax is)
-
-
- Hope this helps!
-
- Ale.
-
-
-