Problem installing Linux on a dual-itanium

Hello,

I am experiencing several problems installing linux (kernel 2.4.0-test1) on a dual-cpu ia64.
The machine is an intel SDV.

When running the installation from the CD, there's no probleand everything works fine.
- We create the three partitions on the HD
- Let things go...

After rebooting, when I use the EFI shell and type 'ELI', I get a 'ELI not found'.

If I use the other item (for advanced booting mode), and try to boot directly on the correct partition, then it starts booting, but ends up into 'vmlinux-2.4.0.0-8smp: read failed: Device Error'

Has anyone got a tip about this?

ps: I installed the same system on a single cpu SDV with no problem, but this one had got the previous bios...

Geraud

It finally worked, but quite 'magically'.
Anyway I had to redo the installation procedure 10 times before this result. Patience may be the correct attitude...

To those that may face the same problem, here follow the different steps I faced:

- impossible to find ELI
- ELI found, but while booting we get a 'read error'
- Everything is OK.

I could not figure out what went wrong before, maybe a HW problem.

Geraud