* Re: How to create install disks???
1999-04-15 22:00 ` How to create install disks??? Scott R. Every
@ 1999-04-15 22:59 ` David McWherter
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From: David McWherter @ 1999-04-15 22:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Scott R. Every; +Cc: linuxppc-dev
Specify a root filesystem in the bootargs, and your problems
might be solved (root=/blah/blah). That's the problem we
had.
How did you get your coff working?
-David
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
David T. McWherter dtm@waterw.com
On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Scott R. Every wrote:
> Progess!
>
> I have the install disk boating my kernel...but it says it can't find root
> fs
> and reboots after 180 seconds...
>
> which ramdisk is supposed to be used for v4.1, v5, etc?
>
> thanx
>
> s
>
> --On Thu, Apr 15, 1999 4:57 PM -0400 David McWherter <dtm@vramp.net> wrote:
>
> > PS: Bad O_magic (I *think* it's O, not 0) indicates the
> > OF tried to load a .coff file, and failed, seemingly because
> > the coff was corrupted. I find that some coffs that I've
> > tried to build exhibit this problem.
> >
> > -David
> >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > David T. McWherter dtm@waterw.com
> >
> > On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Scott R. Every wrote:
> >
> >> ok, i got my ans botting and running finally so i am now working on boot
> >> disks...the error message I keep getting:
> >> loading XCOFFbad 0_magic
> >>
> >> any ideas what this means and how i could fix it?
> >>
> >> s
> >>
> >> --On Wed, Apr 7, 1999 3:19 PM -0400 David McWherter <dtm@vramp.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Ahhh...here we go:
> >> >
> >> > ftp://linuxppc.cs.nmt.edu/pub/linuxppc/distributions/R4/RedHat/boot/
> >> >
> >> > Things seem to have changed a wee bit...so I'll give it a shot with
> >> > the stuff in the URL above RSN...
> >> >
> >> > -David
> >> >
> >> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >> > David T. McWherter dtm@waterw.com
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Scott R. Every wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> nope. i haven't gotten my ANS working yet ;(
> >> >>
> >> >> about all i can do is help test installers. once i get things
> >> >> installed, i am sure i could help build installer's given pointer
> >> >> and/or simple instructions...
> >> >>
> >> >> I've done that type of thing on intel linux, but not ppc.
> >> >>
> >> >> s
> >> >>
> >> >> --On Wed, Apr 7, 1999 2:44 PM -0400 David McWherter <dtm@vramp.net>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Can you build a working installer.coff given an arbitrary kernel?
> >> >> > :-)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -David
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >> >> > David T. McWherter dtm@waterw.com
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Scott R. Every wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> cool, if there's anything i can do to help, let me know.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> s
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --On Wed, Apr 7, 1999 2:35 PM -0400 David McWherter <dtm@vramp.net>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > We did that...but we just built a barebones root filesystem on a
> >> >> >> > Zip disk, and plopped the kernel and installer on there, and
> >> >> >> > installed from it.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > -David
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >> >> >> > David T. McWherter dtm@waterw.com
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Scott R. Every wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> Cool. I'll be happy to help test once you've got a working
> >> >> >> >> version... I'm mostly interested in being able to use the RedHat
> >> >> >> >> ftp install to the internal drive. I have an ANS 700 BTW...
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> thanx
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> s
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> --On Wed, Apr 7, 1999 2:06 PM -0400 David McWherter
> >> >> >> >> <dtm@vramp.net> wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> > Yep. The one I've been working on doesn't seem to work yet
> >> >> >> >> > :-) I'm not sure, but I'm just guessing that there's a
> >> >> >> >> > problem with the build scripts I'm using or the kernel
> >> >> >> >> > version is too new for the build scripts (and something needs
> >> >> >> >> > to be changed).
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > -David
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >> >> >> >> > David T. McWherter dtm@waterw.com
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Scott R. Every wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> any word on that updated ANS installer you were working on
> >> >> >> >> >> which supported the internal scsi and ethernet ports?
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> s
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> --On Wed, Apr 7, 1999 1:56 PM -0400 David McWherter
> >> >> >> >> >> <dtm@vramp.net> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> > It seems that the problem is that we never archived the
> >> >> >> >> >> > FTP area on our old system and restored it on the new
> >> >> >> >> >> > Linux setup. Over the next day or so I'll be moving to get
> >> >> >> >> >> > things back up.
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > -David
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >> >> >> >> >> > David T. McWherter dtm@waterw.com
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Dave Beck wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> So, we just moved hellfire.dusers.drexel.edu from AIX to
> >> >> >> >> >> >> LinuxPPC last weekend (with our new installer). This may
> >> >> >> >> >> >> be part of the problem you are having accessing the
> >> >> >> >> >> >> hellfire sources and what not. Dave McWherter just
> >> >> >> >> >> >> finished his lcd driver and is integrating that into the
> >> >> >> >> >> >> linux source tree. We are also working on resolution
> >> >> >> >> >> >> switching for X, but that is a tad more difficult.
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quoting Darron Froese (darron@calgary.westworld.ca):
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > I'm trying to access the latest patched kernel source
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > tree from hellfire but everything appears to have
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > disappeared (is that an oxymoron??) from the ftp site.
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > I know you guys were supposed to be getting a network
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > pipe upgrade from scanning the mailing list archives -
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > did the disks with the ftp stuff on them go offline
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > because of that?
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Kevin,
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > If it's the kernel source that you want, I've got most
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > of it mirrored here:
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ftp://ans.odi.ca//pub/archives/linux/kernel/ans-specifi
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > c/
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ftp://ans.odi.ca//pub/archives/linux/kernel/source/linu
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > x-2 .2. 4.a ns. tgz
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ftp://ans.odi.ca//pub/archives/linux/kernel/source/linu
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > x-p mac -2. 2.1 .an s.tgz
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Also, can anyone point me in the right direction for
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > information or source code for an installer? It seems
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > all the right pieces and patches are there to get the
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ANS to boot the way it should, if only there was an
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > installer that incorparated those patches and the
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > latest kernel. I'm basically too lazy to go through
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > the whole ANS install process, especially if its just
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > a matter of compiling a new installer or patching an
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > old one. Of course, I guess if it was that easy,
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > someone would have done it (but then again, who knows
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > how many people actually have these beasts - someone
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > GAVE me mine :)
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I don't think that the new installer is
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ready/working/etc yet - only the guys that are working
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > on it know. I do know though, that the installation
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > procedure at Demonsys works fine. It's at:
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > http://www.demonsys.com/ans/
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Darron
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > darron@calgary.westworld.ca - WestWorld Computers
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > <http://i.am/darron/>
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dave Beck
> >> >> >> >> >> >> dave@arginine.umdnj.edu Sites of interest
> >> >> >> >> >> >> (set 3): Computer Science and Biology
> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://selene.biochem.uga.edu/tutorial/ Drexel University,
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Philadelphia PA http://www.cold.org/
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> >> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
> >> >> >> >> >> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
> >> >> >> >> >> voice : 1-800-548-2319 fax : 1-919-363-4423
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
> >> >> >> >> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
> >> >> >> >> voice : 1-800-548-2319 fax : 1-919-363-4423
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
> >> >> >> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
> >> >> >> voice : 1-800-548-2319 fax : 1-919-363-4423
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
> >> >> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
> >> >> voice : 1-800-548-2319 fax : 1-919-363-4423
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
> >> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
> >> voice : 1-800-548-2319 fax : 1-919-363-4423
> >>
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
> voice : 1-800-548-2319 fax : 1-919-363-4423
>
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