From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from puffin.external.hp.com (puffin.external.hp.com [192.25.206.4]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DB614A19 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:02:17 -0700 (MST) Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (IDENT:qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA02375 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 2001 07:58:01 -0700 Received: from pc117-bre9.cable.ntl.com (HELO rhirst.linuxcare.com) (213.105.88.117) by mailserv2.iuinc.com with SMTP; 6 Feb 2001 15:02:06 -0000 Received: by rhirst.linuxcare.com (Postfix, from userid 501) id 68CA7B005; Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:02:16 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:02:16 +0000 From: Richard Hirst Cc: parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Message-ID: <20010206150216.U1374@linuxcare.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: ; from bame@fc.hp.com on Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 10:37:33AM -0700 Subject: [parisc-linux] Re: HP PA-Risc with Linux List-ID: The kernel on the CD does have problems with older 715 hardware; you need to either wait for a new CD image, or build/download a new one and boot over the network. Note the 715/75 uses rbootd, not bootp. Richard On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 10:37:33AM -0700, Paul Bame wrote: > > Carlos, I've forwarded your e-mail to our mailing list since I'm not > the expert on 715 hardware. You might also want to read through the > FAQ and other things on our web site, www.parisc-linux.org. > > The CD is pretty old and I suspect you'll have better luck with a > newer kernel. We are planning to produce a "0.6" ISO image Real > Soon Now (tm). Alternatively you can get a newer kernel > from puffin.external.hp.com and boot from that kernel using either > a bootp server to serve it to the 715, or DAT tape if you happen > to have that. Use the Linux kernel command line to indicate the > 0.5 CD is its root (root=/dev/scd0). > > = I Have some problems installing Linux, hope you have a couple of minutes = > = to give a hand. > = > = I have a Apollo 715/75 and I would like to install Linux in it. What I = > = have done so far is: > = downloaded "palinux-0.5.iso.gz" > = create a CD using Adaptec CD Creator (on a PC) > = > = I tried to boot from the CD rom and evrething seems to start ok, bu = > = right after detecting the Scorpio Sr. hardware I get a Stack dump and = > = the workstation doesn't do anything else. > = > = thanks in advance > = > = Regards > = > = Carlos Acevedo > = Computer Modelling Group > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe: send e-mail to parisc-linux-request@thepuffingroup.com with > `unsubscribe' as the subject. > >