Question wrt elilo, rx2600 and Linux AS3

[Bob Viveney]

Hello
I have cds with AS3 and an rx2600 that I want to upgrade. When I get to the EFI level I select the cd device (fs0:) and tried to start linux from the cd by typing ...
fs0:\> elilo linux nofb console=ttyS0
(according to the LOSL site topic on AS3 I need the nofb switch)
which gives me back ...

uncompressing linux ...
ELILO boot:

That's not what I expected. Am I supposed
to typeing something for this prompt? I expected the system to boot rather than giving me this "ELILO boot:" prompt.

I've got a null modem cable connected to the
rx2600 and am using a pc hyperterminal as
a console. The system doesn't not contain a vga card.
Thanks
- Bob

[Steven E. Protter]

rx2600 is a 64 bit Intel Platform.

You may need an IA-64 distribution.

My Linux experience says on a normal install with normal hardware you do not have to type anything then. Something is wrong.

SEP

[Bob Viveney]

I do have an ia-64 distribution. Someone else burned the cds from the LOSL site.
I guess maybe I should try and boot the cds
from another rx2600 I have that does have
a graphics card just to see what happens.
- Bob

[Steven E. Protter]

Burn the cd's yourself. Make sure you follow the instructions on Red Hat's website.

I suspect a bad cd or hardware problem on the server. You should be able to check that by interupting the boot at the console and rurnning the sea command.

SEP

[Karsten Breivik_1]

Look at the documentation for LILO. It could be there is an implicit error message in what you receive. For instance the messages

LI
LIL
LILO

indicates varius errors.

[Bob Viveney]

I moved the disk I wanted to update to a machine with a graphics card and then moved it back to the machine without the grpahics card after the installtion. I just can't seem to get console output to go to my pc but it does boot up ok.
- Bob