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Re: RH6.2 fails to install on Alpha 200/4

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From: Tim Tuck
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 00:00
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ckaspro@my-deja.com wrote:

[snip]

> I'd suggest you put out your mouse and try the text-based install...
>

Did that - thanx

BUT....

The end result is the same  - a no boot system.

I did some extra sluthing and I noticed thst the /boot partion is the
only one I can read! If I do a:

ls sda5:/

I get

%
%%
%%%
%%
%%
%%%
%%%%
%%


for about 10 lines !

It would seem that the install is stuffing the FAT or somthing at the
end of the install. The other partitions look the same.

So... now I'm reinstalling 5.2 and doing an upgrade - I've run 5.2 on
this thing before so it will be interesting to see how it goes.

BTW - this box is a MUSTANG which is one of the older AS200's - I think
it maxs out at 100Mhz.


> how did you boot... ?
> I had problems with booting the CD, by floppy it was no problem
> (boot fd0:vmlinux.gz root=/dev/scd0)

my boot line for cd was as follows:

boot scd0:/kernels/generic.gz root=/dev/scd0


cheers

Tim
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