On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 03:39:53PM -0700, R.P.Donoghue wrote:
> > Installs OK - no obvious errors or missing parts (follows the exact
> > script described in the installation guides). Reboot amiga (by
> > allowing the installer to reboot the machine). Then open a text
> > editor and write the boot file.
> >
> > amiboot-5.6 -k linux.bin root=/dev/hdb1 ro
> >
> > save (I called it 'startdeb') and set executable flag. Move
> > amiboot-5.6 into command path (I put it into my c: directory).
>
> Well, that's your problem; you're referring to the kernel (linux.bin)
> without specifying a path.
>
> If you move it into your command path, you need to specify a full path
> to the kernel to make it work. E.g., if the kernel can be found in
> "c:\linux", make the command line look like
>
> amiboot-5.6 -k c:\linux\linux.bin root=/dev/hdb1 ro
- AmigaOS uses forward slashes, not backslahses
- C: is not what you think it is ;-) (C: is the equivalent of /bin on Linux.
By default C: is assigned to SYS:C, while SYS: is assigned to your boot
device. You can think of `assigning' like some sort of temporary symbolic
link.)
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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