Doc Miller writes:

> I am getting ready to install RedHat on a couple of Alphastation 255s
> and I can't tell which flavor of Milo I need to use. Is there a FAQ
> on this? The Milo HowTo doesn't mention the Alphastation.

I'd go with SRM instead.

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Måns Rullgård
mru@kth.se

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 09:40:44 +0100, mru@kth.se (Måns Rullgård) appears
to have written:

>Doc Miller writes:
>
>> I am getting ready to install RedHat on a couple of Alphastation 255s
>> and I can't tell which flavor of Milo I need to use. Is there a FAQ
>> on this? The Milo HowTo doesn't mention the Alphastation.
>
>I'd go with SRM instead.

Thank you for the advice. I first contemplated SRM since I couldn't
find a Milo image for the LX3+ but I haven't yet found good docs on
SRM nor have I been able to interrupt the boot process to get into SRM
or any console for that matter :-(

Doc Miller writes:

>>> I am getting ready to install RedHat on a couple of Alphastation 255s
>>> and I can't tell which flavor of Milo I need to use. Is there a FAQ
>>> on this? The Milo HowTo doesn't mention the Alphastation.
>>
>>I'd go with SRM instead.
>
> Thank you for the advice. I first contemplated SRM since I couldn't
> find a Milo image for the LX3+ but I haven't yet found good docs on
> SRM nor have I been able to interrupt the boot process to get into SRM
> or any console for that matter :-(

Hit ctrl-c at the right moment, just before it starts loading the boot
loader. If you start pressing ctrl-c repeatedly during the
e9.e8.e7... countdown, you'll get it.

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Måns Rullgård
mru@kth.se

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:13:46 +0100, mru@kth.se (Måns Rullgård) appears
to have written:

>Doc Miller writes:
>
>>>> I am getting ready to install RedHat on a couple of Alphastation 255s
>>>> and I can't tell which flavor of Milo I need to use. Is there a FAQ
>>>> on this? The Milo HowTo doesn't mention the Alphastation.
>>>
>>>I'd go with SRM instead.
>>
>> Thank you for the advice. I first contemplated SRM since I couldn't
>> find a Milo image for the LX3+ but I haven't yet found good docs on
>> SRM nor have I been able to interrupt the boot process to get into SRM
>> or any console for that matter :-(
>
>Hit ctrl-c at the right moment, just before it starts loading the boot
>loader. If you start pressing ctrl-c repeatedly during the
>e9.e8.e7... countdown, you'll get it.

Thanks Måns. I was holding ctrl-c and it was getting me nowhere.
I'll practice my form on this next boot :-)

Doc Miller writes:

>>>>> I am getting ready to install RedHat on a couple of Alphastation 255s
>>>>> and I can't tell which flavor of Milo I need to use. Is there a FAQ
>>>>> on this? The Milo HowTo doesn't mention the Alphastation.
>>>>
>>>>I'd go with SRM instead.
>>>
>>> Thank you for the advice. I first contemplated SRM since I couldn't
>>> find a Milo image for the LX3+ but I haven't yet found good docs on
>>> SRM nor have I been able to interrupt the boot process to get into SRM
>>> or any console for that matter :-(
>>
>>Hit ctrl-c at the right moment, just before it starts loading the boot
>>loader. If you start pressing ctrl-c repeatedly during the
>>e9.e8.e7... countdown, you'll get it.
>
> Thanks Måns. I was holding ctrl-c and it was getting me nowhere.
> I'll practice my form on this next boot :-)

You need to press and release. If you hold it pressed the booting
will stall, I don't know why. If you don't get the timing right,
unplug the disk it normally boots from. Then you'll be dropped at a
prompt. Give the command "set auto_action halt". Next time you boot,
it will stop at the SRM prompt. To boot the system, type "boot". To
read about some options to boot, do "man boot".

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Måns Rullgård
mru@kth.se

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:53:52 +0100, mru@kth.se (Måns Rullgård) appears
to have written:

>Doc Miller writes:
>
>>>>>> I am getting ready to install RedHat on a couple of Alphastation 255s
>>>>>> and I can't tell which flavor of Milo I need to use. Is there a FAQ
>>>>>> on this? The Milo HowTo doesn't mention the Alphastation.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'd go with SRM instead.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the advice. I first contemplated SRM since I couldn't
>>>> find a Milo image for the LX3+ but I haven't yet found good docs on
>>>> SRM nor have I been able to interrupt the boot process to get into SRM
>>>> or any console for that matter :-(
>>>
>>>Hit ctrl-c at the right moment, just before it starts loading the boot
>>>loader. If you start pressing ctrl-c repeatedly during the
>>>e9.e8.e7... countdown, you'll get it.
>>
>> Thanks Måns. I was holding ctrl-c and it was getting me nowhere.
>> I'll practice my form on this next boot :-)
>
>You need to press and release. If you hold it pressed the booting
>will stall, I don't know why. If you don't get the timing right,
>unplug the disk it normally boots from. Then you'll be dropped at a
>prompt. Give the command "set auto_action halt". Next time you boot,
>it will stop at the SRM prompt. To boot the system, type "boot". To
>read about some options to boot, do "man boot".

Much thanks!

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 01:31:27 GMT, Doc Miller
wrote in :
> I am getting ready to install RedHat on a couple of Alphastation 255s
> and I can't tell which flavor of Milo I need to use. Is there a FAQ
> on this?

I thought Milo only came in one flavour?
http://www.nestle.com.au/milo/main.asp :-)

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