aboot not working or something

[Bryan Dina]

On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 21:12 +0400, Sergey Tikhonov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Bryan Dina wrote:
> 
> >I am installing AlphaCore 0.9 on an AlphaStation 200 4/166.  The install
> >seemed to go okay, 2 things to note, I received a warning when
> >partitioning the drive, I went with auto-partition for ease in
> >installation, it warned about /boot not having enough space.  The next
> >problem happened when performing the post-installation, the system hung
> >at 50% for an extended period of time, I switched virtual-terminals and
> >ran top to notice modprobe was running, in a loop incrementing the
> >pid... at about 25% CPU... I assumed it was continually invoking to
> >probe "devices" I guess.. anyway, that finally finished, and I went to
> >boot the system, no-go.  I figured that something messed up with aboot,
> >possible related to the partitioning warning.... however I do not know
> >anything about aboot.... so I am trying to learn.  I have booted back
> >off the CD into rescue, I have the installed system mounted... any
> >ideas???
> >  
> >
> To use "autopartitioning" was a bad idea. :) Unfortunatelly, it is 
> know-how how to install linux on alpha using aboot loader.
> You have to partition your drive manually using "fdisk" from one of 
> consoles. You have to leave some free space at the beginning of hard 
> drive for aboot loader. Good practice to create a first partition from 
> the second cylinder.
> Another thing to mention - fdisk should create BSD type partition table.

Hmm, disk druid will not play nicely with me, I cannot seem to offset
the /boot partition for the aboot software at the beginning of the disk.
I also can not seem to even create an "empty" space on the drive
anywhere... 

any help would be greatly appreciated... I am not new to Linux, just
Linux on the Alpha.

--Bryan