[parisc-linux] Boot command

[Kailashnath V Rampure]

Hi,
Thanks. I copied the termcap and terminfo directory froma red hat linux 
box. Now I am able to run VI and the TERM is vt100.

Regards
Kailas

At 02:56 PM 11/5/00 +0100, Thierry SIMONNET wrote:
>To have a suitable TERM, you must get termcap or terminfo definition; ie a
>good terminfo tree from a linux box. To have a good method to install a
>pa/linux box, see my student's web site at http://www.esiee.fr/~djoudim
>
>Th. SIMONNET
>
>
>Kailashnath V Rampure wrote:
>
> > Thanks!  Paul.
> > Yes I had copied the lifImage there. Now I have downloaded the kernel from
> > the link you mentioned.
> >
> > I am still unable to use vi as it says "linux:unknown terminal type"
> > Can you help me.
> >
> > To add features can I add deb packages. I am not that familiar with debian.
> > Actually I want to build an apache + mod_ssl+mod_perl on A180c.
> > Regards
> > Kailas
> >
> > At 01:30 PM 11/3/00 -0700, Paul Bame wrote:
> > >= ext2_open(/boot/vmlinux)=3
> > >= Couldn't gork your kernel executabel format failed to load kernel
> > >= Failed to load Kernel.
> > >
> > >That should be "grok" :-)  Apparently you're not using cut/paste for
> > >these error messages.
> > >
> > >This is PALO saying that /boot/vmlinux is neither elf32, elf64, nor SOM
> > >format.  I'm guessing, based on some earlier advice I gave when you
> > >were net-booting, that you may have a lifimage there by mistake -- you
> > >need a kernel instead, for example from
> > >ftp://puffin.external.hp.com/pub/parisc/binaries/kernels
> > >
> > >To tell for sure, run 'file vmlinux' on that file.  If you get
> > >     vmlinux: 8086 relocatable (Microsoft)
> > >that's probably a lifimage.  You should get this instead:
> > >     vmlinux: ELF 32-bit MSB executable, PA-RISC, version 1, statically
> > > linked, not stripped
> > >
> > >
> > >         -P
> >
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