OS on SAM install

[omnicron10]

Ok.. I am missing something.

I have tried to install OS4.1 on the Sam 440 and can not get it too boot.  I have tried it like 4 times and set the right FS.. block size.. slb and copied all the files (installer) and it always says it can not find a file system (157?) for boot.  I have looked in the uboot and told it to use a SATA drive to boot as well as the CD ROM and it does not seem to help...

What am I missing?

Thanks

Tim

[omnicron10]

It did come with a install guide that I have read very closely but it does not cover UBOOT.  I have done the install several time.  I know AOS 3 very well so I have that advantage since there are very similar  ideas but it still does not boot.

I have looked at UBOOT and have selected the SATA drive as a boot device but it did not see the SLB an displayed an error.

I will try it one more time and look at UBOOT closer and post it here.

Thanks

[omnicron10]

Thanks Dave... I sure we can get it figured out.  I wish I had the case and HD at the show.. they would have gotten it figured out.

amigadave wrote:
Good luck Tim, I had to try a few times before I got MorphOS2.1 installed on the EFIKA.

I hope someone can help you quickly.

[omnicron10]

I tried both SFS and FFS with 512 block size.  Like I said I read the install doc very closely.

It gives me an error in Uboot that is can't find AOS4 SLB. I have installed it from l: from the CD.

AOS4 FLB
No know boot method for device 156
FLB: no SLB found on any of the designated boot sources; returning to u-boot.

I have tried to set u-boot to use the SATA onboard hard drive but it never finds anything to boot and I get the same error.  I can only get it boot the CD-ROM.

I have made sure the boot partition is FFS and or SFS with 512  block partition with automount and bootable selected.  I tried making 1 gig, 2, 4 in size and it still did not work.  

I can boot the CD and see the drive (dh0) and it works. I can load a even load files from the drive so I know the data is good.  

I am wondering if the Beta 4.1 CD they gave me is wrong in some way.

Tim

[omnicron10]

Yes I did.. I selected the drive and then chose install and selected the SLB listed in l:  It shows that it is installed.  I have rebooted and checked it again and it still says it is installed.

Thanks

Tim

[omnicron10]

Found it...  so far on SAM you MUST have the boot drive on J20 or J21. It wont work on J22 or J23... nice..  Lets put it in the FAQ..

Must be a Uboot issue..

now to play with AOS4.1!!

Thanks for all the help.

Tim


---update
Actually appears to only boot on J20...

[omnicron10]

Interesting thing is no matter what I select in Uboot to boot from (IDE/SATA/CDROM) it will always boot from the first Sata connector regardless of the media (HD or CDROM).

At least I got it booting.  I am going to reinstall to make sure it all works again.  

If I plug in the mouse the kb stops working and visa versa.  I have not been able to get the USB on the motherboard headers working yet.  The USB on the ATX backplane works.

I browse is SO much faster on this than the A4000/060

Gotta love it!

[omnicron10]

So J21 and J22 can not be used at all?  Only J20 is HD?  I got a CDROM working on J20 but not on J23 for booting OS4.  

I am not expecting perfection at this point but it was nice that it now works.  Kinda of a wierd issue but can imagine in the future it shall work better.

Now I need to figure out that new FS.  I made a partition with JXF so I have to figure out how to get it to work now.

Thanks