RE: Install onto B50


Subject: RE: Install onto B50
From: David McWilliams (davidmcw@istmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 07:11:18 MST


I'm using a console, due to no graphics card. Do you know what IBM cards I
can throw into this thing?

Thanks,

David

David K McWilliams
SDRC Integration Group
Integrated Systems Technologies Inc.
http://www.istweb.com
mailto:davidmcw@istmail.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Scherbinski [mailto:Scherbis@meijer.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 9:09 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: Install onto B50
>
>
> Do you have a video card/monitor or are you using a rs-232
> terminal for the console? The boot floppies don't appear to
> like rs-232 consoles. Other than that, I've installed the
> stock floppies from YDL on a B50 just fine.
>
>
>
> --
> Steve Scherbinski - Technical Specialist
> Meijer Server Architecture x17441 or 616-735-7441
> 2727 Walker Ave. Grand Rapids, MI 49544
>
> When a Smurf chokes, what color does it turn?
>
> >>> davidmcw@istmail.com 02/18 9:55 AM >>>
> I'm trying to install Yellow Dog onto an IBM B50, using their
> very scant
> instructions. After battling for a while I get the following
> when booting
> from the floppy I made, as per their instructions;
>
> 0 > boot floppy:,\ZIMAGE chrpboot starting: loaded at 0x400000 initial
> ramdisk moving 0x756000 <- 0x4b5cfc (a9628 bytes)
> gunzipping (0x10000 <- 0x415d38:0x4b5cf8)...done 1491136
> bytes start address
> = 0x1000c
> copying OF device tree...done
> instantiating rtas... done
>
> And then nothing.....
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David
>
>
>
> David K McWilliams
> SDRC Integration Group
> Integrated Systems Technologies Inc.
> http://www.istweb.com <http://www.istweb.com/>
> mailto:davidmcw@istmail.com <mailto:davidmcw@istmail.com>
>
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