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"Eddy" <[email protected]> Mon, 1 Jul 2002 13:30:37 +0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.axp.kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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Hi everybody,
some years ago a consultant setup a website server for me. For some =
reason the server is no longer working. I suspect that for some reason =
my bios has been reset. Now i want to be able to boot this alpha =
machine. I have installed linux a couple of times on intel machine and =
feel at ease with it.
But for this alpha one i am a little bit stuck.
What i want to do is :
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To be able to boot this machine without formating my /home directory so =
that i get back my data.

For that i need to know how to bot this machine.

It is a Alpha Pc 164LX
processor: Digital Alpha 21164 Revision 7.2 (533 Mhz)
Alpha Bios : 5.60-3 970821.1226

I have an adaptec scsi card 2940.
an IBM scsi disk 4134 MB partitionned as follow:
partition 1:    10MB    FAT                       (most probably =
contains the milo)
partition 2:   500MB    unrecognized         (i belive this should be =
the root partition)
partition 3:   102MB    unrecognized         (this should be the swap =
partition)
partition 4:  3522MB    unrecognized         (the data should be there)

I can add another scsi disk on that system if necessary.

Please help me

I do not know how to create a bootable floppy disk for the alpha an =
configure the bios to boot with it.


Best regards


Eddy

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi everybody,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>some years ago a consultant setup a =
website server=20
for me. For some reason the server is no longer working. I suspect that =
for some=20
reason my bios has been reset. Now i want to be able to boot this alpha =
machine.=20
I have installed linux a couple of times on intel machine and feel at =
ease with=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But for this alpha one i am a little =
bit=20
stuck.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What i want to do is :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To be able to boot this =
machine&nbsp;without=20
formating my /home directory so that i get back my data.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For that i need to know how to bot this =

machine.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is a Alpha Pc 164LX</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>processor: Digital Alpha 21164 Revision =
7.2 (533=20
Mhz)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alpha Bios : 5.60-3 =
970821.1226</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have an adaptec scsi card =
2940.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>an IBM scsi disk 4134 MB partitionned =
as=20
follow:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>partition 1:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
10MB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
FAT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
(most probably contains the milo)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>partition 2:&nbsp;&nbsp; =
500MB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
unrecognized&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i belive =
this=20
should be the root partition)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>partition 3:&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
102MB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unrecognized&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(this=20
should be the swap partition)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>partition =
4:&nbsp;&nbsp;3522MB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
unrecognized&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(the =
data=20
should be there)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I can add another scsi disk on that =
system if=20
necessary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please help me</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I do not know how to create a bootable =
floppy disk=20
for the alpha an configure the bios to boot with it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eddy</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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