Re: Customed tape failed to execute INSTALL

From: Ken Green (Ken.Green_at_kgcc.co.uk)
Date: 08/21/03


Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 20:15:20 +0100

Jun Zhang wrote:

> I followed the example 9 of the make_medialif manpage to create an OS
> install tape. The serialdepot copying took 3 hours. The tape was
> generated at an A400 machine running 11.0 and then was put in drive of
> an E35. The tape started booting, and soon get to ISL> prompt after the
> message
>
> tape(56/52.4.0.0):INSTALL: Cannot open, or not executable
> Exec failed: No such file or directory
>
> Could someone know where I did wrong?
>
> Jun

The A400 is a 64bit only system, the E35 is a 32bit system.

They need different boot files, the A400 uses the WINSTALL file,
the E35 will use the file called INSTALL

The error message seems to indicate that the INSTALL file
wasn't found.

Cheers

Ken



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