* Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.hopto.org> [2005-03-20 00:30]:
> When this user tries to boot, the system reports back "Unknown
> Compression Method". A full log from the serial console is here:
> <http://www.gurlinet.dk/upload/minicom.cap>. I suspect the system, as
> the colo-chain.elf is simply gzipped and named 'vmlinux.gz'.
Yes, gzipped with -9 (although I'm not sure whether this is a
requirement or just used to save space).
> We also get the same error message when using the Debian netboot
> images
> -- which is interesting to say the least. I've looked around but
> haven't seen any comments regarding Gentoo or Debian on a RaQ1. Has
> anyone tried installing a modern Linux distribution on these boxes?
I don't know anyone who explicitly said they're running on a RaQ1 but
I've never heard of problems either (until now). A Debian person
might be getting a RaQ1 soon so we'll see whether it works for him.
--
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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