Re: pre7 on PC164LX

[mlarocque@xxxxxxxx]

On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Adam C. Powell, IV wrote:

> y0000218@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Did anybody get a kernel between 2.1.131 and pre7 to work on
> > a PC 164 LX RH 5.2?
> 
> 2.1.131 didn't boot, 2.1.132 didn't compile out-of-box so I gave up, but
> 2.2.0-pre6, my first 2.2pre, booted on the first try- compiled with egcs
> 1.1.1 and everything.  The only difference I can tell between our systems
> (so far): I use RH 5.1.
> 
> > The recent pre kernels do not boot, compiled with
> > egcs 1.1.1. Milo says "jumping into the linux kernel" and thats it,
> > no line of output from the kernel.
> 
> Hmm.  I don't know what's wrong.  Just wanted to give a "yes, it has been
> made to work on PC 164 LX".
> 
> Sorry I can't help more,

Two suggestions (may or may not help):

1) Make sure you have a recent milo. (This one bit me awhile back)

2) Try configuring for machine type `Generic'.

(FWIW, I'm successfully running pre7 on my PC164, 5.2, 1.1.1)

Carpe viam,
Mike

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