Subject: Re: Boot Floppy with serial console support
From: Jindra Tomáš (jindra@datasys.cz)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 06:46:40 MDT
Hello,
we are in the same situation, therefore I tested SuSE's zImage.2.2.16.chrp
which is in SuSE's ftp server and YDL ramdisk image from CDROM.
I used bootargs: boot floppy:,\ZIMAGE console=ttyS0,9600 root=/dev/fd0
load_ramdisk=1
and kernel's boot messages are visible on serial ASCII terminal, then system
wants second floppy with ramdisk, which is uncompressed. Then I can see some
messages like "Yellow Dog install init version 1.2 starting" but here
install process stops.
Could you help?
Thank you
Tomas
>Stefan,
>You should be able to use SuSE's zImage.chrp with our ramdisk.image.gz to
>install YDL on your B50. There is a kernel bug that is preventing ramdisk
>loading from working in the Linux kernel. We are not quite sure why SuSE's
>kernel works (nor do folks at SuSe know why it works and everyone elses
>doesn't)... I'm literally putting at least a few ours into this very issue
>on a daily basis. Folks at the IBM Linux Technology Center are also
>assisting with debugging of this problem...
>> Hi, I've been trying (Unsuccessfully of course) to instal YDL on several
IBM RS/6000 B50's all of which don't have graphic cards on (I've ordered 8
to IBM but haven't received them yet). I was wondering if someone has
already compiled a boot floppy image for CS 1.2 with serial console support
on and could send it to me via e-mail.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated...
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Stefan Schneider
>>
>>
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