[parisc-linux] booting on 712/60

[Grant Grundler]

James Waterhouse wrote:
> Hello,
> 	I just compiled a ramdisk using mondays cvs src for everything. I'm
> using the graphics console ramdisk file off the puffin.external.hp.com
> (ramdisk20000530-sticon.tgz) to make the ramdisk. Now when I got to boot
> it boots up until the point where the kernel says...

iirc, ramdisk20000530-sticon.tgz uses a "kluge" /dev/tty major/minor number.
I was reading old mail on this and the kluge to use a different
major/minor confused me. I was told this was no longer needed.
So you can use a newer/regular ramdisk.

Mathew Wilcox posted the "how-to" on ramdisk:
    http://puffin.external.hp.com/mailing-lists/parisc-linux/2000/01-Jan/0078.html

grant

Grant Grundler
Unix Systems Enablement Lab
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