Subject: Re: smaller ramdisk
From: Mike Rutherford (mike_rutherford@ibm.net)
Date: Fri Aug 20 1999 - 04:59:57 MDT
> Did you build the kernel/ramdisk? I just provided the ramdisk, and not the
> kernel.. I'll have that soon, but I wanted to get it out the door for
> people that wanted to roll their own.
Ah...um well, ur....no I didn't. I didn't know I needed to do that.
I'll wait
patiently for the kernel. When it does become available, will you let
me know
what I'll need to do to make the diskette bootable? I'm feeling pretty
helpless
and frustrated right now in this matter. Thanks...
Mike Rutherford
RTP, NC
>
> On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Mike Rutherford wrote:
>
> > Dan -
> >
> > I tried using the smaller ramdisk image file today on an
> > rs6000/p43/model 150 box. I'm not real sure I did this right, but
> > reading some other posts, I copied the gz file to diskette and tried:
> >
> > - boot while holding F8
> > - at '>' prompt, typing: setenv boot-device floppy:\zimage
> > - after above, typing: boot
> >
> > The system chews on the diskette for a while but I eventually end up
> > with an error:
> >
> > unrecognized Client Program formatstate not valid
> >
> > Do you, or anybody know what I'm doing wrong here?
> >
> > --
> > Mike Rutherford
> > Raleigh NC
> >
>
> Dan
>
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