Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 23:41:31 +0200 (CEST)
From: Guenter Geiger <geiger@debian.org>
To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org
Subject: Installation Guide: Booting with AlphaBios


Ok, as promised, this is a short guide how to boot the Rescue
disk with the AlphaBios Console. This is just a suggestion and
any corrections, opinions regarding the size and other comments
are welcome. Hope this is usefule. (Sorry -- no SGML)

Note: For ARC and AlphaBios systems it is necessary to have a small 
DOS partition as the first partition on the first hard drive.
Creating this partition and copying milo and linload should be
done in the setup program.

I dont know how this is handled for other systems (SRM).


Guenter


Configuring AlphaBios(TM) to Boot the Debian Rescue Disk
========================================================

This paragraph describes the steps which are to be taken in order to 
boot from the Debian boot floppy with an AlphaBios Console.

When turned on, the Computer starts with the system check. This will take
a few seconds until you are prompted to select the Boot Operating System.
Press F2 in order to get into BIOS setup mode.

- With the Cursor keys select "Utilities->OS Selection Setup".

- Press the INSERT key to add a new operating system setup.

- Enter a boot name for the new OS ("Linux Rescue" for example).

- In the Boot File line set A: as boot drive and linload.exe as boot file.

- The OS Path line is irrelevant an is not used when booting Debian. Just 
  leave it as it was

- The OS Path field should only contain "\"

- enter the the following line as Boot Options (won't fit into the line) 

 boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 rw ramdisk_size=5120 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1


This is how the setup should look like:

   Boot Name :   Linux Rescue
   Boot File :   A:                     \linload.exe
   OS Path   :   Disk0, Partition 2     \
   OS Options:   boot fd0:linux root=/dev/fd0 rw ramdisk_size=5120 


- Pressing ENTER will display a popup 
  
          "Warning: Operating System Selection not valid!".

  Ignore this message and press ENTER again to continue.

- Press F10 in order to save your changes, followed by ESC twice.

- Insert the rescue floppy into your floppy drive and choose "Linux Rescue"
  as the Boot OS.


Configuring AlphaBios(TM) to Boot Debian Linux from the Harddisk
================================================================

This step has to be done after a successful Debian Installation in order
to boot the system from the harddisk. After the BIOS system check press
F2 to get into BIOS Setup mode.

- With the Cursor keys select Utilities->OS Selection Setup.

- Press the INSERT key to add a new operating system setup.

- Enter a boot name for the new OS ("Linux" for example).

- In the Boot File line set "Disk0, Partition 1" as boot drive and 
  linload.exe as boot file.

- The OS Path line is irrelevant an is not used when booting Debian. Just 
  leave it as it was

- The OS Path field should only contain "\"

This is how the setup should look like:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Boot Name :   Linux 
   Boot File :   Disk0, Partition 1     \linload.exe
   OS Path   :   Disk0, Partition 2     \
   OS Options:   boot xxxx:linux root=/dev/xxxx 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Where xxxx is the partition name on which Debian Linux was 
 installed (e.g "sda2"for SCSI disks, or "hda2" for IDE disks)

- Pressing ENTER will display a popup 
  
          "Warning: Operating System Selection not valid!".

  Ignore this message and press ENTER again to continue.

- Press F10 in order to save your changes, followed by ESC twice.

- Choose "Linux" as the Boot OS.


 


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