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we want to install LINUX on a dual proc. mainboard from motorola.
We have currently only the mainboard (with ethernet and SCSI on board),
memory, an a floppy.
1) How can we boot from a floppy ? The system always looks for
the system at /harddisk 0,0 , but we have only a unformatted hd.
Must I use "gevboot" ?

2) What kernal image to i have to use (I never tried RedHat) ?

Please send answers also as e-mail.

Thanks, Peer
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: we want to install LINUX on a dual proc. mainboard from motorola.

Should be a MTX board, right ?

: We have currently only the mainboard (with ethernet and SCSI on board),
: memory, an a floppy.
: 1) How can we boot from a floppy ? The system always looks for
: the system at /harddisk 0,0 , but we have only a unformatted hd.
: Must I use "gevboot" ?

Do you have OpenFirmware (ok prompt) or PPCBUG ?

PPCBUG:
pboot 1

Open Firmware:
boot floppy

: 2) What kernal image to i have to use (I never tried RedHat) ?

The PReP-Image. The problem with that image is that its size is bigger
than 1.44 MB so it won't fit on one floppy. I'm working on a solution.
Note that the SMP support is not in the standard kernel, but there
is a patch for 2.2.3 which isn't 100% stable as far as I read. You will
also need a patch for kernel 2.2.9, it was posted on the developers
mailing list a week or so ago.

regards,
        Michael
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