* Re: [gentoo-mips] PANIC: Unexpected exception at boot o2 R5000
@ 2004-11-28 16:52 99% ` Andrew Finley
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From: Andrew Finley @ 2004-11-28 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-mips
Hi Kumba and Steve,
I started working on your suggestions. But get a package masked error
when trying to emerge arcboot. What do I need to do?
-thanks andy
On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 19:08, Kumba wrote:
> Andrew Finley wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > I am trying to install on a O2 r5000. After what I thought was a
> > successful kernel build, etc. (following the install instruction on the
> > MIPS project page, and using the experimental livecd). I powered off
> > then tried to boot, then received the message below.
> [snip]
>
> O2 can't boot off disk directly (that is, load a kernel from the volume header
> like IP22). You have to use arcboot for that. Arcboot's a hair slow at
> reading kernels off disk, but wesolows made a wicked patch I'm going to test
> soon and put into portage which will dramatically speed up disk loading.
>
> Just `emerge arcboot`, and follow the instructions printed after the build
> finishes, and things should work out fine. If not, drop a note here about it.
>
>
> --Kumba
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