Debian 2.2 on Alphastation 255
Hi:
I've installed 2.2 (potato) on my Alphastation 255. I installed the
kernel source package 2.2.17pre6 and compiled it along with the modules
but I cannot boot it. The 'generic' kernel works fine other than no
sound, and as well I want to remove uneeded stuff, so I re-compiled. The
boot hangs soon (about 5 secs) after it correctly detects the stock
Symbios 53C810a disk controller. The error is that it timed out on scsi
target 0 and the machine is hung. I have compiled a few variations but
no joy :(
I build the source in the usual Alpha way with "make boot', make
modules, etc. I even used the /boot/config-2.2.17-generic and only
changed the machine type to "Avanti" and that won't boot!! It also does
not detect the floppy controller properly either, but that's not a big
problem as this box does not have a floppy drive...
Again, I used the kernel-2.2.17pre6 package. Is this not the one to
use? Its the same as the running version. How come the "generic" binary
works fine but the one I build does not. I have RedHack installed
successfully on my Jensen so I am familliar with running Linux on Alpha
and it actually work very well :-)
I can provide the output from dmesg if anyone wants..
Also this machine has a "Microsoft Sound System" on the motherboard.
Which module do I use for it? I've grep'ed the module source and tried
modprobe on several but I always get the "Device or resource busy"
error. Menuconfig lists the MSS but exactly which module does that mean??
Thanks for any suggestions and for an excellent Linux distribution,
</Duane>
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