Very Computer

by **@das** » Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:00:00

> Hi:

> I have been communicating with a fellow who is having difficulty doing a
> first install of Slackware 3.2 (and others) onto his 486 box. The 486 used
> to run BSD on a network but has now moved to his home where he wishes to
> run Linux (please - no politics).

> The problem is that during the floppy disc 'boot image' startup ('bare.i')
> the ramdisk initiates and then locks up.

> The following is a message he receives just before it stops responding;

> boot:
> Loading Ramdisk......
> Error 0x04
> boot: ramdisk

I've never seen the error, but my only recommendation would be to try
disabling the ramdisk at the boot: prompt. Don't remember the command
off the top of my head though.

-David
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by **David D.W. Downe** » Fri, 25 Jul 1997 04:00:00

>> boot:

Quote:>> Loading Ramdisk......
>> Error 0x04
>> boot: ramdisk

>I've never seen the error, but my only recommendation would be to try
>disabling the ramdisk at the boot: prompt. Don't remember the command
>off the top of my head though.

Use: mount root=/dev/fd0 (or /dev/fd1 if using floppy drive 2) to disable
the ramdisk option.

Very Computer

A good question....

A good question....

A good question....