X-Amiga beta release

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Hmmm trying to install this.. but wont install GRUB correct .. ?! .. I'll get a "No Boot" after i reset.. ?!..

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@Unit21

I got moderate linux skills. I checked the grub.conf file.. and all seems to be right. I just got one HD installed. Made a smal 2Gb part for linux, and made the rest unused. It looks like it could be the LARGE/LBA stuff. I'll check that out later. Right now im back with amithlon.. Thanks for the tips...

EDIT:

Noticed a "Error" in /mnt/xamiga/log after install. It's in the GRUB config section.

"Could not find device for /boot: Not found or not a block device."

After boot i get this : partition signature != 55AA

Any one got a clue how to fix this?

[patts]

... im stuck installing here... look'd in the new system root and found that the /dev dir missing hda hda1 hda2... etc it must be way i get the "/dev/hda is missing or is not a block device." error on the grub install.. what am i doing wrong here? .. I also tried the "manual" install package, and im still stuck with the empty /dev folder...   :-?

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@Fraccy

The hardware setup is not the problem here. I can install other flavo's of linux on it, and then the grub install works... I also tried the "manual setup" .. installed gentoo and emerged the packages.. but who wants to spend hours compiling code..

Im lost here. Any one here got it working with the x-amiga install cd??

I'll give it one more shot.. if it's not working, im back to Amithlon.. (AmiSys is wold be nice with amithlon.. )

[EDIT]

I found a fix for the Grub problem on x-amiga site's FAQ .. So now i ended up with a grub prompt. I loaded the grub.conf with 'configfile' command.. It boots up.. splash and all.. and then it goes to a defenetive halt. Shut's computer down and all.. Overcome one problem and you end up with another..

[Edit2]
Finaly! Got the system running.. but it's sooooo sloooow.. i guess i will have to do a better .uaerc file..

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@Fraccy

I got a running system now. And my shutdown issues was because it would'nt find my rom (i got 5-6 of of them). Maby in the install process you could get a requester asking wich rom to use in the .uaerc file? It could be the answer to the shutdown issue.. ?

The system runs fine with the original setings 800x600 16bit.. i tried 1024x768 16bit but it was awfally slow.. i also tried increse fast ram, but then the system became unstable?! Slow, messedup resoulution etc. Thats strange because i got 512mb in my linux box.

My final task is to get grub fully working.. now i got a grub-shell and must use "configfile /boot/grub/grub.conf" to get the system boot..

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Network issue :

... i was woundering it there is support for a sana.device in E-uae? .. or how the hell do i get network access with e-uae useing x-amiga.. ??

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@Fraccy

The speed issue was cleared.. i used Z3 mem instead of fastram.. and now the box runs fine!

I followed the grub-fix on the faq... and it's installs right.. but it wont read my grub.conf.. im left with the grub shell.. but thats ok.. i can still read my conf from the shell, and the system boots up fine..

About the network thing.. uncommented the dhcpd in the rcS file.. but it wont find a eth0.. got a 3c905b card.. is it compiled in the kernel or is it a module missing?

can't wait for a update!

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@Fraccy

Thank's alot! Now i got the grub running fine. (My symbolic link was made to menu.1st, thats way my grub did'nt work) I also got my network running fine!..

I just installed AmigaSys, and now the system rocks! Thanks for the support!

/patts