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native amiga linux loader
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Franziskus Meier
2005-05-07 18:10:09 UTC
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Hello!

I'm searching for a linux loader starting my Amiga 2000b with Blizzard 2060.
The used Sarge-Installer doesn't support mounting the small
Amiga-FFS-Partition, so i had to shut off the system without getting a
startable Debian-Linux. Hardware like Kickflash (->www.ami.ga) is planned to
purchase. So, where could I find a (unstable) solution to start Debian on the
direct way?

Meantime I try BSD, sorry.

Greetz

Franzl
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Goswin von Brederlow
2005-05-07 19:10:11 UTC
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Post by Franziskus Meier
Hello!
I'm searching for a linux loader starting my Amiga 2000b with Blizzard 2060.
The used Sarge-Installer doesn't support mounting the small
Amiga-FFS-Partition, so i had to shut off the system without getting a
startable Debian-Linux. Hardware like Kickflash (->www.ami.ga) is planned to
purchase. So, where could I find a (unstable) solution to start Debian on the
direct way?
Meantime I try BSD, sorry.
Greetz
Franzl
Afaik you can't. You need to run setpatch and load the Blizzard 2060'
68040.libarry and 68060.library before jumping to the kernel.
Otherwise the system just crashes. Without this you could use alilo.

I have the same problem mounting an FFS partition and I have to copy
the initrd+kernel over the network, burn a CD and read that back under
AmigaOS.


MfG
Goswin
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Kars de Jong
2005-05-07 21:10:09 UTC
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Post by Goswin von Brederlow
Post by Franziskus Meier
Hello!
I'm searching for a linux loader starting my Amiga 2000b with Blizzard 2060.
The used Sarge-Installer doesn't support mounting the small
Amiga-FFS-Partition, so i had to shut off the system without getting a
startable Debian-Linux. Hardware like Kickflash (->www.ami.ga) is planned to
purchase. So, where could I find a (unstable) solution to start Debian on the
direct way?
Meantime I try BSD, sorry.
Greetz
Franzl
Afaik you can't. You need to run setpatch and load the Blizzard 2060'
68040.libarry and 68060.library before jumping to the kernel.
Otherwise the system just crashes. Without this you could use alilo.
Hmm, I have been running Amiga LILO on my A1200 with Blizzard 1260 for
years. You just need to specify you have a '060 using the following
directive in the "header" section:

processor 444

When booting it prints some garbage and claims there is "no FPU", but it
works fine. And I think I have a really ancient version of Amiga LILO
too:

Amiga Linux/m68k Loader Version 2.5 [Amiboot 5.6] (23/7/1998)
(C) Copyright 1995 by Geert Uitterhoeven

You'll have to locate/compile a binary yourself though, I don't think
there's a Debian package for it :-(


Kind regards,

Kars.
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Goswin von Brederlow
2005-05-07 21:10:10 UTC
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Post by Kars de Jong
Post by Goswin von Brederlow
Post by Franziskus Meier
Hello!
I'm searching for a linux loader starting my Amiga 2000b with Blizzard 2060.
The used Sarge-Installer doesn't support mounting the small
Amiga-FFS-Partition, so i had to shut off the system without getting a
startable Debian-Linux. Hardware like Kickflash (->www.ami.ga) is planned to
purchase. So, where could I find a (unstable) solution to start Debian on the
direct way?
Meantime I try BSD, sorry.
Greetz
Franzl
Afaik you can't. You need to run setpatch and load the Blizzard 2060'
68040.libarry and 68060.library before jumping to the kernel.
Otherwise the system just crashes. Without this you could use alilo.
Hmm, I have been running Amiga LILO on my A1200 with Blizzard 1260 for
years. You just need to specify you have a '060 using the following
processor 444
When booting it prints some garbage and claims there is "no FPU", but it
works fine. And I think I have a really ancient version of Amiga LILO
Amiga Linux/m68k Loader Version 2.5 [Amiboot 5.6] (23/7/1998)
(C) Copyright 1995 by Geert Uitterhoeven
You'll have to locate/compile a binary yourself though, I don't think
there's a Debian package for it :-(
Kind regards,
Kars.
Hmm, thats news. But it has been years and years since I tried and I
quickly gave up since I also needed my CV64-3D initialised for the FB.
I think nowadays linux itself can do that though.

MfG
Goswin
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Franziskus Meier
2005-05-11 07:50:14 UTC
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Post by Kars de Jong
Post by Goswin von Brederlow
Post by Franziskus Meier
Hello!
I'm searching for a linux loader starting my Amiga 2000b with Blizzard
2060. The used Sarge-Installer doesn't support mounting the small
Amiga-FFS-Partition, so i had to shut off the system without getting a
startable Debian-Linux. Hardware like Kickflash (->www.ami.ga) is
planned to purchase. So, where could I find a (unstable) solution to
start Debian on the direct way?
Meantime I try BSD, sorry.
Greetz
Franzl
Afaik you can't. You need to run setpatch and load the Blizzard 2060'
68040.libarry and 68060.library before jumping to the kernel.
Otherwise the system just crashes. Without this you could use alilo.
Hmm, I have been running Amiga LILO on my A1200 with Blizzard 1260 for
years. You just need to specify you have a '060 using the following
processor 444
When booting it prints some garbage and claims there is "no FPU", but it
works fine. And I think I have a really ancient version of Amiga LILO
Amiga Linux/m68k Loader Version 2.5 [Amiboot 5.6] (23/7/1998)
(C) Copyright 1995 by Geert Uitterhoeven
You'll have to locate/compile a binary yourself though, I don't think
there's a Debian package for it :-(
Kind regards,
Kars.
Where can I find Amiga-LiLo? I "goggled" for it finding few results
(amiga-lilo-0.7-beta2.tar.gz, amiga-lilo-1.01-bin.tar.gz/
amiga-lilo-1.01-src.tar.gz)
Or do i have to searching for ami-boot?

My dream is a menue to choose amigaOS or DebianLinux.

Kind regards

Franzl
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Geert Uytterhoeven
2005-05-11 11:30:44 UTC
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Post by Franziskus Meier
Where can I find Amiga-LiLo? I "goggled" for it finding few results
(amiga-lilo-0.7-beta2.tar.gz, amiga-lilo-1.01-bin.tar.gz/
amiga-lilo-1.01-src.tar.gz)
Or do i have to searching for ami-boot?
Roman Zippel just posted to linux-m68k that his latest version that supports
68060 is at:

www.xs4all.nl/~zippel/amiga-lilo-2.3.tar.gz
Post by Franziskus Meier
My dream is a menue to choose amigaOS or DebianLinux.
Exactly what Amiga-Lilo offers!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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