Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 08:17:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> Cc: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha Install - oops! Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9808310816340.14409-100000@feral-gw> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980831114951.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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What hardware do you have again? Sounds like the SIO ports aren't working right. On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Simon Shapiro wrote: > > Doug Rabson, On 31-Aug-98 you wrote: > > ... > > > What is the filename of the kernel? If you decompress the kernel and > > put > > it in /kernel.GENERIC-980830 then you should be able to use: > > > > >>>boot -file kernel.GENERIC-980830 -flags s > > > > to attempt a boot to single-user mode. You won't manage multiuser > > without > > installing FreeBSD binaries but single-user works fine with NetBSD init > > and sh. > > I re-downloaded the kernel. It has the name ...gz, but does not appear > gzipped on this end. My problem above is caused by ncftp having too much > to drink. The file got truncated (?). > > I tried again, as per your directions, and the kernel boots but dies like > this: > > After all the kernel starts, init seems to fork and then put the message: > > ``Enter shell pathname or RETURN for SH:'' > > It outputs this string a word or so at a time, with about a second delay > between pieces. Then the system is solidly frozen. > > I am on a serial console. Could it be it somehow switches to the > (non-exising) video+keyboard? > > If so, can I plug in just any VGA card? I do not have the fancy DEC one. > Alternately, can I add to -flas ``h', so flags will be ``-flags -sh'' ? > > Sorry to bother you with these details, but I ned to get FreeBSD running to > do the FCAL and i2o ports for the 64bit DPT. The alternative is NetBSD. > > Simon > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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