[iyonix-support] Re: RiscOS noob trying to install Linux

On Monday 10 September 2007, Iyonix PC Owner wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > i wonder if i'm suffering from the video blank issue alluded to on the
> > linuxhints.info site (as i'm running 5.11 and i dont have any way to
> > downgrade to older roms since i dont have them) ... i played with !dRun
> > and !LinLoad a bit and the last output i get on my machine is the stuff
> > from linload, then the monitor shuts off ...
>
> Don't really know about that. It's not there with the 2.4.22 kernel.

which firmware version are you using ?

> OK here goes:
> Get a new HD e.g. 120 GB

check (threw in a WD 100GB IDE disk as slave on primary IDE channel)

> Format that using the RISC OS tool !HForm so that it will be recognised
> by RISC OS. Make the size of the RISC OS partition, say 4GB in size.
> (RISC OS does not know about partitions)

check (came up as HardDisc5)

> Put all the stuff you need for installation on that new RISC OS partition
> Partitions for Linux will be generated during the install process.

check (put !dInstall, !LinLoader, and the 2.4.22 zImage in ADFS::HardDisc5.$)

> You need to install the package "acorn-fdisk" to do that job for you.

by the time acorn-fdisk is needed, i should be in Linux right ?  after 
executing !dInstall on the secondary hd, i see the quick flash of info from 
LinLoad, and then the monitor turns off :( ... which is to say, the same 
behavior i've had with a single disc ...

i also tried appending console=ttyS0,57600n8 to the linload arguments and 
hooking up the serial console, but no output

you mentioned card placement ?  what does your iyonix look like ?  mine came 
with the pci slots filled out like so:
 - empty
 - some tv card
 - usb card
 - nvidia video card
the two bottom slots are the wider ones ...
-mike

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