As posted here : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1620321#1620321 In the Gentoo Alpha install documentation found here : http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-alpha.xml?part=1&chap=2 In code listing 4 (Booting a CD-ROM using MILO) the command is wrong. The LiveCD for Alpha must have changed, because the files referenced in the command don't exist on the CD, and some parameters are missing to make it boot correctly. The correct command is : boot sr0:/boot/gentoo initrd=/boot/gentoo.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs cdroot (replace sr0 with the name of the CD-ROM on your machine) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start a MILO command prompt 2. Try to boot with the command in the docs, and it will say "Unable to load kernel". 3. Do an 'ls sr0:/boot' and you will see there is no file named 'vmlinuz' or 'initrd.img' Actual Results: The command is wrong Expected Results: With the right command given above, the LiveCD will boot and you will be able to continue with the installation instructions.
kloeri: a little help here ? you made the livecds :)
That's right. The kernel is called gentoo for 2004.3. 2005.0 will likely have two different kernels (2.4 + 2.6) but I haven't completely decided that yet.
fixed in cvs, thanks guys
