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From: "Fluff" <fluff@fluff.se>
To: <gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: SV: [gentoo-alpha] Problems booting, as in the forum
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:54:13 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <008801c3fd84$9ede1210$0700a8c0@perfect> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040227215742.GA17838@thebrain.conmicro.cx>

It is as described here. I've been running Slackware's alpha-port on another
machine just like this one. I'm sorry if my description failed a little. The
link provided is the machine I have. A 3300R to be correct. (R for rackmount
;D) 

I'll be holding my thumbs while sleeping tonight...


/Fluff

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> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Jay Maynard [mailto:jmaynard@conmicro.cx]
> Skickat: den 27 februari 2004 22:58
> Till: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
> Ämne: Re: [gentoo-alpha] Problems booting, as in the forum
> 
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 04:43:19PM -0500, Donsbach, Jeff wrote:
> > Timeout. "DEC 3300"? As in DEC 3000 Model 300? I.e. one of the old
> > turbochannel bus boxes?
> > If so, Linux is not supported on the turbochannel architecture machines.
> > You could run one of the *BSD variants however.
> > If it is some other "DEC 3300", let us know.
> 
> It could be either. There is indeed a Digital Server 3300 (and 3305, and
> 3300/3305R), as described at
> http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/archive/3300/ . It's a renumbered
> Alphaserver 800.
> 
> > But when I'm booting the kernel from the cd (2.4.19) The kernel boots of
> > nice untill i get a Kernel panic:
> >
> > VFS: Cannot open root device "sdc2" or 08:22
> > Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:22"
> 
> I've seen the discussion about this on comp.os.linux.alpha, but have no
> wisdom to offer.
> 
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-02-27 21:43 [gentoo-alpha] Problems booting, as in the forum Donsbach, Jeff
2004-02-27 21:57 ` Jay Maynard
2004-02-27 22:54   ` Fluff [this message]

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