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