From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 6 20:18:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D98F37B401 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:18:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from atom.no-ip.org (203-79-74-163.adsl.paradise.net.nz [203.79.74.163]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C755F43FB1 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:18:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from atom@atom.no-ip.org) Received: from webdesign2 smtp.colorite.com.au (authenticated user atom@atom.no-ip.org) by atom.no-ip.org (MDaemon.PRO.v6.8.4.R) with ESMTP id 37-md50000000009.tmp for ; Thu, 07 Aug 2003 15:17:04 +1200 Message-ID: <002d01c35c92$6daada40$1f00a8c0@colorite.co.nz> From: "Anthony O'Meara" To: "Adam Kranzel" References: <002301c357d2$7881d870$1f00a8c0@colorite.co.nz> <200308010708.09281.adam@blacktabby.org> <000d01c35890$b9a614b0$1f00a8c0@colorite.co.nz> <200308052156.56451.adam@blacktabby.org> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 15:17:25 +1200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Authenticated-Sender: atom@atom.no-ip.org X-Spam-Processed: atom.no-ip.org, Thu, 07 Aug 2003 15:17:04 +1200 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-Return-Path: atom@atom.no-ip.org X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAID controller problem on Digital Server 5305 X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 03:18:31 -0000 I downloaded "cdboot-5.1-CURRENT-20030713-JPSNAP.iso" from current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/alpha/ISO-IMAGES/ and burnt it to CD, I can view the cd on my Windows desktop, It has serveral text files and a folder called boot (Alpha cdrom: show device polling ncr0 (NRC 53C810) slot 1, bus 0 PCI, hoise 1 SCSI Bus ID 7 dka400.4.0.1.1 DKA400 RRD46 1337 ) When I put the cd in the cdrom of the Alpha and go "b dka400" (boot dka400.4.0.1.1) block 0 of dka400.4.0.1.1 is not valid boot block bootstrap failture Why? (The Digital Server 5305 did not seem to like FreeBSD 5.1 floppy's either) Have it downloaded the wrong image or done somthing wrong? Does anyone have the cdboot iso for FreeBSD 5.0 maybe that would work? Thanks again Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Kranzel" To: "Anthony O'Meara" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:56 PM Subject: Re: RAID controller problem on Digital Server 5305 > On Friday 01 August 2003 17:55, you wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have tried what you suggest and it asks to insert a disk for addition > > modules BUT when I press enter it says it cant find any floppy drives, but > > I just boot the setup from the floppy drive. Any ideas? > > > > Thanks > > Anthony > > I remember having problems with this, but I can't remember what I did to fix > them. It's probably easiest just to boot off a cdrom, if that's possible for > you. > Download the 'cdboot.iso' image via ftp from > current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/alpha/ISO-IMAGES/, burn it to a cd, > and then 'boot dka500' (or similar, see the 'show dev' output from the SRM > >>> prompt), should boot off the cd with no problems. CD installs are *far* > easier on on Alpha, to the point that floppy-boot installs have been > deprectated in 5.1-CURRENT as of a few weeks ago. You could also boot off a > floppy and load the mlx module from a cd, I suppose, but I've not tried that. > > -Adam >