I created the three disks required for MILO install, loaded the first
disk, typed
MILO> boot fd0:vmlinux.gz root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1
I got to the console, went through fdisk to create the necessary
partitions, and began the install using the default selections. Done
this 9-10 times so far! Each time the setup program bombs after giving
me some message. The most common has been -
error -3 reading header no such file or directory
install exited normally
sending termination signals ...done
sending kill signals ...done
unmounting file systems ...
And then the system dies. What am I doing wrong?
---- UPDATE ON BOMBING INSTALL -----
Thanks to Michael Jaegermann and Michael Larocque for their assistance.
I updated the ramdisk.img file from the RH Errata site and used the
following to load MILO -
MILO> boot fd0:vmlinux.gz root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1
Again, got to the console, "fdisk"ed my drive, got the installation
procedure, and then BOMBED again (3x)! What the #$%^#$! The following
text/warnings showed up each time all over the install progress meter -
----- FIRST TIME -----
install exited abnormally - received signal 11
sending termination signals ...done
sending kill signals ...done
unmounting file systems ...
/mnt/usr/local
/mnt/rhimap
/mnt/usr/src
/mnt/share
/mnt/home
/mnt/tmp
/mnt/usr
unmount failed /mnt/var
unmount failed /mnt/
/proc
you may safely reboot your system
----- SECOND TIME -----
Kernel panic: Free list corrupted
(that's it! after that console locked up)
----- THIRD TIME -----
install exited abnormally - received signal 11
sending termination signals ...done
sending kill signals ...done
unmounting file systems ...
/mnt/usr/local
/mnt/rhimap
/mnt/usr/src
/mnt/share
/mnt/home
/mnt/tmp
/mnt/usr
/mnt/var
/mnt/
/proc
you may safely reboot your system
----- -----
That last line is like rubbing salt in an open wound!!! Again, any help
will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again,
Clueless,
Samir.
sqmishra@banet.net
----- SYSTEM INFO ------------------------------------------
My system has 64MB, which shows up when I do a system check.
Host SCSI ID - 7
HD SCSI ID - 0
CD-ROM SCSI ID - 6 (with auto termination & term power)
fdisk "v"erification gives me - 434 unallocated sectors
My partitions with fdisk, each with enough free space -
Primary 1 - /MILO (DOS format, ~10 MK)
Primary 2 - / (root) (104422 K)
Primary 3 - <SWAP FILE> (~256 MB)
Extended 4 - /usr (618471 K)
/usr/local (313236 K)
/usr/src (313236 K)
/tmp (104391 K)
/var (104391 K)
/home (819283 K)
/shared (1783214 K)