RE: Boot Floppy with serial console support


Subject: RE: Boot Floppy with serial console support
From: Stefan Schneider (stefan.schneider@comsat.com.ve)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 11:45:57 MDT


Well, I compiled a boot image with 2.2.15 (From the YDL installed kernel
sources) and it gives me the same thing trying to install over a serial
console. If you want to try it let me know and Ill send you the Image.

Regards

Stefan
----- Original Message -----
From: Jindra Tomáš <jindra@datasys.cz>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Boot Floppy with serial console support

> 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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