Michel West ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > I have a PC that resembles a PICMG21064a Alpha. > I've tried booting from several CD's created from different ".ISO" > files for Alpha, downloaded from Mandrake and Red Hat. > The response always ends in a "bootstrap failure." > > The command I used was: > > boot dka500 > > > The response was: > > (boot dka500.5.0.17.0 -flags 0) > block 0 of dka500.5.0.17.0 is a valid boot block > reading 152 blocks from dka500.5.0.17.0 > failed to send Read to dka500.5.0.17.0 > failed to read dka500.5.0.17.0 > bootstrap failure.
Hello! You will want to subscribe to debian-alpha@lists.debian.org and repost there. Try something like: boot dka500 -file linux -flag "root=/dev/scd0" (replace "linux" with the boot image you are trying to use) Also note that the first potato ISOs were NOT bootable from SRM console. You will need to get the newest revision of the CD ISOs or use another boot method. HTH, Ron -- Email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: 26276320 Home: <http://www.farrer.net/~rbf/> Alpha News Network: <http://www.alphanews.net>
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