On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 08:31:55AM -0700, Brian Carnes wrote: > > Is there a way for me, as an end user, to influence this? I played > around with different boot flags at the SRM console, and could get into the > aboot menu to see the different kernels options, but they all appear to > load the same kernel.
It's NOT a run-time option, it's a compile-time one. Choosing LEGACY_START_ADDRESS=y hardwires the physical address at which the kernel itself will be loaded as 3MB (actually 0x310000). On the TITAN-based machines (DS15/DS25/ES45) the console (SRM) lives in that area, so the base address of the kernel needs to be AT LEAST 8MB and better 16MB. > Could you put a kernel that works on non-MILO machines into one of the > aboot slots? Or will there be different netinst boot isos? Yes, one could have differently-configured kernels available via aboot "slots" on a single netinst CD/ISO; it's just a matter of building the kernels (as appropriate) and managing them. > FYI, I grabbed the Compaq-released version of Redhat 7.2, and it booted > and installed just fine. As I would have expected... ;-} --Jay++ --------------------------------------------------------------- Jay A Estabrook HPTC - LINUX support Hewlett-Packard Company - ZKO2-3/N30 (603) 884-0301 110 Spit Brook Road, Nashua NH 03062 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
