From owner-freebsd-alpha Wed Oct 11 13:48: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from netplex.com.au (adsl-64-163-195-99.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [64.163.195.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A85837B66C for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:48:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from netplex.com.au (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by netplex.com.au (8.11.0/8.9.3) with ESMTP id e9BKloG29288; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:47:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Message-Id: <200010112047.e9BKloG29288@netplex.com.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Andrew Gallatin Cc: Chris Casey , alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XP1000/Linux/things In-Reply-To: <14820.50779.951988.104500@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:47:50 -0700 From: Peter Wemm Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > Chris Casey writes: > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > > > You can type 'ls' at the loader prompt (before it boots) to see what > > > files are on / (or on /boot/kernel/* for -current) > > > > > > > Thats the thing, i never get to a loader prompt, it bails out aparently > > when its trying to load the kernel before it gives the option to boot or > > get the loader prompt. This disk has been messed with with linux fdisk, I > > see no fdiskish utils in sysinstall. Does sysinstall do any > > checks/reorganizing on the disk when it lays out the fs? > > > > oh.. my retry from the 4.1-install.iso just finished, and it seems that > > that one works fine. So its something on the 4.1.1 that doesnt get along > > with this machine. At least its alive now. > > If you have a chance (and don't mind trashing your machine), can you > install the boot1 bootstrap from the 4.1.1 CD? If you see the same > behaviour (ksp not valid) then the 1st stage boostrap is what's messed > up, not the second stage (loader). > > You should be able to install boot1 from the 4.1 CD the same way you > did above to back out if this. > > Thanks, > > Drew Do you know what is odd? I have a stuck alpha with the exact same problem. .. except I have -current on mine. My error is slightly different, because it is trying to look for /boot/kernel/kernel[maybe .ko, I dont recall], and I only had /kernel on that box. We have a cd that can be used for a fixit, right? (and I still have the old disk that was used on this box, it is still bootable so when I get a chance, I will boot with that and see what is up.) Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message