From owner-freebsd-alpha Fri Oct 26 16:12:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mail-1.traffic.co.uk (mail-1.traffic.co.uk [193.132.107.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C8C4C37B407 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2001 16:11:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 81985 invoked by uid 1006); 26 Oct 2001 23:13:40 -0000 Received: from dookhee.s@trafficproximity.com by riker.traffic.co.uk with qmail-scanner-0.96 (sweep: 2.2/3.44. . Clean. Processed in 0.754489 secs); 26 Oct 2001 23:13:40 -0000 X-Virus-Scanner-Mail-From: dookhee.s@trafficproximity.com via riker.traffic.co.uk X-Virus-Scanner-Rcpt-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org,freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Virus-Scanner: 0.96 (No viruses found. Processed in 0.754489 secs) Received: from dhcp-192-168-1-224.traffic.co.uk (HELO WN2KSD) (192.168.1.224) by mail.traffic.co.uk with SMTP; 26 Oct 2001 23:13:39 -0000 From: "Shashi Dookhee" To: Cc: Subject: Kernel Panic on DEC Alpha 1000A 5/400 Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 00:11:47 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Importance: Normal X-Spam-Rating: mail.traffic.co.uk 1.6.2 0/1000/N Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Wondering if anyone has come across the following error message during boot - it happens *every* time, so the system never boots - This is happening while booting from CD-ROM to install FreeBSD 4.4-INSTALL/Alpha (system currently has OpenVMS on the hard disks which seems to boot okay): unexpected machine check: mces = 0x1 vector = 0x660 param = 0xfffffc0000006060 pc = 0xfffffc0000554584 ra = 0xfffffc000052d870 curproc = 0xfffffc0000909a98 pid = 0, comm = swapper panic: machine check Uptime: 0s Automatic reboot in 15 seconds - press a key on the console to abort This happens after it checks all the devices (last thing it does before that panic is "de0: enabling 10baseT port"). I thought it might be a memory issue with perhaps faulty modules, but since the OpenVMS system boots to a login prompt, I have pretty much discounted that (someone correct me if I am wrong about dismissing it!).. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks Shashi Dookhee Head of IT Infrastructure e-mail: dookhee.s@trafficproximity.com Telephone (Direct Line): +44 (0)20 7298 8222 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 7.1 iQA/AwUBO9ntrx81+wdHSEUlEQLFmACgpZ24IepkE1+vWUuLFtYj9sZx/LYAoPL0 peEryalJxqj0XkeMEcwFZ0Y2 =vtKH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- =============================================================================== Traffic Proximity Limited 191 Old Marylebone Road London NW1 5DW United Kingdom Registered number: 3164767 Registered in England Tel: +44 (0) 20 7298 8200 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7298 8201 This email its contents and any files or images with it are intended solely for the addressee(s) and are confidential. If you have received this email in error you may not copy or use the contents, attachments or information in any way. Please destroy it and contact the sender on the number printed above, via the Traffic Proximity switchboard or via email return. DISCLAIMER Material contained in this email may be copyright material of Traffic Proximity or protected by other intellectual property rights. It may only be reproduced with the express permission of Traffic Proximity. Traffic Proxmity does not accept responsibility for any changes made to this email by unauthorised parties after it was sent. Whilst Traffic Proximity runs antivirus software on all Internet emails it is not liable for any loss or damage caused by an infected email. The recipient is advised to run their own antivirus software. All information contained in this email has been prepared using information believed by the author to be reliable and accurate, but Traffic Proximity makes no warranty as to accuracy and completeness. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Traffic Proximity or its affiliates. =============================================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message