From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 7 13:32:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E449937B401; Wed, 7 May 2003 13:32:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp04.wxs.nl (smtp04.wxs.nl [195.121.6.59]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1305C43F3F; Wed, 7 May 2003 13:32:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marco@beishuizen.info) Received: from yokozuna.bsd (ipd50a233c.speed.planet.nl [213.10.35.60]) by smtp04.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HEJ001J7AFNXG@smtp04.wxs.nl>; Wed, 07 May 2003 22:33:23 +0200 (MEST) Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 22:32:20 +0200 (CEST) From: Marco Beishuizen In-reply-to: <20030507200258.GC94013@freebie.xs4all.nl> Sender: marco@yokozuna.bsd To: Wilko Bulte Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Homepage: FreeBSD: References: <20030507152933.GB92885@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030507154709.GA93020@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030507200258.GC94013@freebie.xs4all.nl> cc: FreeBSD questions mailing list cc: FreeBSD alpha mailing list Subject: Re: kernel panic installing FreeBSD/alpha 4.8-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Marco Beishuizen List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 20:32:30 -0000 On Wed, 7 May 2003, the wise Wilko Bulte spoke, and said: > > Tried 5.0-RELEASE instead, but 5.0 can't load it's kernel: > > > > elf_loadexec: archsw.readin failed > > can't load file '/kernel': input/output error > > Huh? Was this an install of 5.0? Yes, but that seems a case of bad floppies.... I'm trying the sixth one right now and the floppies work. And the moment I'm writing this, 5.0 also panics with a "timeout table full" at 21% "extracting base into / directory" :-( Marco -- "Avoid revolution or expect to get shot. Mother and I will grieve, but we will gladly buy a dinner for the National Guardsman who shot you." -- Dr. Paul Williamson, father of a Kent State student