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тАО11-11-2004 02:17 AM
тАО11-11-2004 02:17 AM
RedHat linux Alphaserver?
My department has been handed an fine old Digital Alphaserver 1200 5/400 (in blue case), and I would love to know if I will be able to install linux on this hardware.
I have downloaded from ftp site an iso for RedHat 6.2 (as a colleague recommended this) but do not seem able to boot from the CD and get to linux kernal.
The procedure I have followed so far is this:
I boot the server to the 3 sergeants prompt, insert cd (iso downloaded from http://linux.ed.ac.uk/linux/redhat-6.2/iso/alpha/) and type the following at the prompt:-
b dka500 -fi /kernals/generic.gz -fl root=/dev/scd0
This attempts to boot from the cd and displays :-
/kernals/generic.gz: file not found
Enter kernal name and arguments:
aboot>
Can anyone advise me if this server will take linux? And if so, any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
I have downloaded from ftp site an iso for RedHat 6.2 (as a colleague recommended this) but do not seem able to boot from the CD and get to linux kernal.
The procedure I have followed so far is this:
I boot the server to the 3 sergeants prompt, insert cd (iso downloaded from http://linux.ed.ac.uk/linux/redhat-6.2/iso/alpha/) and type the following at the prompt:-
b dka500 -fi /kernals/generic.gz -fl root=/dev/scd0
This attempts to boot from the cd and displays :-
/kernals/generic.gz: file not found
Enter kernal name and arguments:
aboot>
Can anyone advise me if this server will take linux? And if so, any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
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тАО11-11-2004 03:34 AM
тАО11-11-2004 03:34 AM
Re: RedHat linux Alphaserver?
Joe,
Try with /kernels/generic.gz not /kernals/generic.gz. If it works good, but if you look at this site http://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/rhl6.2/multi-arch-en/s1-alpha-supportedhardware.php3
you will see that AS 1200 are listed as unsupported.
Good luck.
Bojan
Try with /kernels/generic.gz not /kernals/generic.gz. If it works good, but if you look at this site http://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/rhl6.2/multi-arch-en/s1-alpha-supportedhardware.php3
you will see that AS 1200 are listed as unsupported.
Good luck.
Bojan
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тАО11-11-2004 07:17 PM
тАО11-11-2004 07:17 PM
Re: RedHat linux Alphaserver?
Bojan,
Thanks for your advise here.
I did do a silly typo on my previous message, and now feel very embaressed! But even if I spell kernels correctly the command still fails as detailed.
On the site you advised it lists this model of server as compatible but unsupported. So in theory I should be able to get it running right? Gotta be worth me continuing to try I think.
Has anyone out there ever managed to get Linux on this model server?
Thanks for your advise here.
I did do a silly typo on my previous message, and now feel very embaressed! But even if I spell kernels correctly the command still fails as detailed.
On the site you advised it lists this model of server as compatible but unsupported. So in theory I should be able to get it running right? Gotta be worth me continuing to try I think.
Has anyone out there ever managed to get Linux on this model server?
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тАО11-13-2004 05:06 AM
тАО11-13-2004 05:06 AM
Re: RedHat linux Alphaserver?
A quick http://www.google.com/linux
for "+alpahserver +generic.gz" suggest your boot string is correct, allthough some quote the lags argument (when it has more than 1 word):
boot dka400 -fi /kernels/generic.gz -fl "root=/dev/scd0 text"
Silly questions:
- dka500 is indeed your cd rom? >>> show config
- The iso image was properly burned? If you mount the cd on a linux bix you can indeed 'see' generic.gz?
[a friend recently burned the iso file to a cd instead of using it as an image!]
Here is a good generics alphaserver/linux starting point:
http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/linux/
It points to a limited Suse download:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1/
The debian web site suggest AS 1200 support:
http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/sys_types
fwiw,
Hein.
for "+alpahserver +generic.gz" suggest your boot string is correct, allthough some quote the lags argument (when it has more than 1 word):
boot dka400 -fi /kernels/generic.gz -fl "root=/dev/scd0 text"
Silly questions:
- dka500 is indeed your cd rom? >>> show config
- The iso image was properly burned? If you mount the cd on a linux bix you can indeed 'see' generic.gz?
[a friend recently burned the iso file to a cd instead of using it as an image!]
Here is a good generics alphaserver/linux starting point:
http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/linux/
It points to a limited Suse download:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1/
The debian web site suggest AS 1200 support:
http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/sys_types
fwiw,
Hein.
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