From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 6 08:40:59 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org 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 2A21616A420 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:40:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CB5343D4C for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:40:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA68etXJ050748; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:40:56 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA68et52088385; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:40:55 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id jA68eteU088384; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:40:55 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:40:55 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Ansar Mohammed Message-ID: <20051106084055.GA88340@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <004b01c5e263$8d4b9e30$0c02a8c0@northamerica.corp.microsoft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <004b01c5e263$8d4b9e30$0c02a8c0@northamerica.corp.microsoft.com> X-OS: FreeBSD 6.0-RC1 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SRM compatibility X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 08:40:59 -0000 On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 06:49:20PM -0500, Ansar Mohammed wrote.. > Is there a recommended SRM version to use for FreeBSD Alpha? > I have attempted an install on a 6.x SRM BIOS that is failing on kernel load > of isp0 on a PWS 433au. The same system loads NetBSD fine. There is another > guy in hawai who apparently has the same issues. > > I unplugged the controller and tried to reinstall on the IDE disks but got > some extremely weird problems such as the sysinstall failing to detect some > ide disks. > > In short, rather than solve my current issues, I would like to know if these > issues can be mitigated by an SRM upgrade. Sorry, but that would be something you just have to try. The FreeBSD project does not have a testlab to test all permutations and all Alpha models. I have always been running the V.latest SRM versions on my Alphas, and that always worked for me. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org