Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:07:46 +0100 From: <pink@eclipse.co.uk> To: <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: DP 1 on alphaserver 2100a install report Message-ID: <006101c1e476$2a9b76f0$0500a8c0@Bester> References: <XFMail.20020411104727.jhb@FreeBSD.org><283a01c1e174$f29288b0$0500a8c0@Bester> <15541.51428.541308.526996@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1E47E.89361640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks all for your help. quick run down. got hold of serial lead. switched over to serial console. moved box to other side of room :) (has to be mentioned cos that's no = small feat :) ) hooked up to terminal software booted machine started install. install went fine (YAY) Very happy Pink. for a while.... IPV6 problem raises it's head, solution build new kernel. build kernel gives error :( I'll detail the error later when I've grabbed dmesg and other such = output to give you guys something to work with. Still curious as to why = the graphics adapter output causes failure on 5.0 when it has always = been supported in previous releases I've tried. Anyway thanks guys we have an SMP OS on the box. Now I just have to get = it talking to the outside world on IPv4. As a reward here's a picture of them both immediately after I moved them = upstairs. http://www.whiterose.net/~mrpink/cam/archive/alphas.jpg http://www.whiterose.net/~mrpink/cam/archive/ramboards.jpg :) Pink ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Andrew Gallatin=20 To: pink@eclipse.co.uk=20 Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 6:33 PM Subject: Re: DP 1 on alphaserver 2100a install report <moved from -current> Can you provide the output of "show conf" from the SRM console, please? FWIW, I suspect there may be some sort of problem with your graphics card (like its an usupported TGA card showing a new failure mode). I suggest you try to insall using a serial console (96008N1, disconnect keyboard and power-cycle box to redirct console to serial port). Cheers, Drew pink@eclipse.co.uk writes: > I have downloaded 5.0DP1-alpha >=20 > I'm attempting to install on an DEC alphaServer 2100a >=20 > During initial boot from the CD the machine appears to hang with = screen > corruption. >=20 > All the initialisation seems to be fine until just after the SCSI = interface > check. >=20 > I get the waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle. > Then a list of the disk interfaces. > da0 to da5 > (there are six discs) >=20 > Then immediately after the last device check (da5) I get screen = corruption. > The screen corruption is different each time and seems to have no = familiar > pattern to it. >=20 > So I removed all but one of the disks to see if it was the disk check = itself > that was causing problems. > With only a single drive in place I get the same failure after da0. >=20 > Looking at a recent Dmesg from my i386 box it would appear the next = thing > after the disk interface check is mounting of the root partition. >=20 > I would assume this root partition mount point is on the CD and it is > failing on this. Am I correct in this assumption? >=20 >=20 > If anyone wants more info on this then let me know what you require = and I > will do my best to provide it. >=20 > If anyone wants to give me any hints or tips as to what I can do next = then > please do. I have a few things I'm going to try as soon as I get time = but > would welcome any others as my BSD experience is in my opinion very = limited. >=20 > Pink. >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message >=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1E47E.89361640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4913.1100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks all for your help.<BR><BR>quick = run=20 down.<BR><BR>got hold of serial lead.<BR>switched over to serial=20 console.<BR>moved box to other side of room :) (has to be mentioned cos = that's=20 no small feat :) )</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">hooked up to terminal software</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">booted machine</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">started install.<BR>install went fine=20 (YAY)<BR>Very happy Pink.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">for a while....<BR>IPV6 problem = raises it's=20 head, solution build new kernel.<BR>build kernel gives error = :(<BR><BR>I'll=20 detail the error later when I've grabbed dmesg and other such output to = give you=20 guys something to work with. Still curious as to why the graphics = adapter output=20 causes failure on 5.0 when it has always been supported in previous = releases=20 I've tried.<BR><BR>Anyway thanks guys we have an SMP OS on the box. Now = I just=20 have to get it talking to the outside world on IPv4.<BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">As a reward here's a picture of them = both=20 immediately after I moved them upstairs.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.whiterose.net/~mrpink/cam/archive/alphas.jpg">http://w= ww.whiterose.net/~mrpink/cam/archive/alphas.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.whiterose.net/~mrpink/cam/archive/ramboards.jpg">http:= //www.whiterose.net/~mrpink/cam/archive/ramboards.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">:)</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>Pink<BR>----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dgallatin@cs.duke.edu href=3D"mailto:gallatin@cs.duke.edu">Andrew = Gallatin</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dpink@eclipse.co.uk = href=3D"mailto:pink@eclipse.co.uk">pink@eclipse.co.uk</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Dfreebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 11, 2002 = 6:33=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: DP 1 on alphaserver = 2100a=20 install report</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV><BR><moved from -current><BR><BR>Can you = provide=20 the output of "show conf" from the SRM console,<BR>please?<BR><BR>FWIW, = I=20 suspect there may be some sort of problem with your graphics<BR>card = (like its=20 an usupported TGA card showing a new failure mode). I<BR>suggest = you try=20 to insall using a serial console (96008N1, disconnect<BR>keyboard and=20 power-cycle box to redirct console to serial=20 port).<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Drew<BR><BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:pink@eclipse.co.uk">pink@eclipse.co.uk</A> = writes:<BR> > I=20 have downloaded 5.0DP1-alpha<BR> > <BR> > I'm attempting = to=20 install on an DEC alphaServer 2100a<BR> > <BR> > During = initial=20 boot from the CD the machine appears to hang with screen<BR> >=20 corruption.<BR> > <BR> > All the initialisation seems to = be fine=20 until just after the SCSI interface<BR> > check.<BR> >=20 <BR> > I get the waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to=20 settle.<BR> > Then a list of the disk interfaces.<BR> > = da0 to=20 da5<BR> > (there are six discs)<BR> > <BR> > = Then=20 immediately after the last device check (da5) I get screen=20 corruption.<BR> > The screen corruption is different each time = and seems=20 to have no familiar<BR> > pattern to it.<BR> > = <BR> > So=20 I removed all but one of the disks to see if it was the disk check=20 itself<BR> > that was causing problems.<BR> > With only = a single=20 drive in place I get the same failure after da0.<BR> > = <BR> >=20 Looking at a recent Dmesg from my i386 box it would appear the next=20 thing<BR> > after the disk interface check is mounting of the = root=20 partition.<BR> > <BR> > I would assume this root = partition mount=20 point is on the CD and it is<BR> > failing on this. Am I correct = in this=20 assumption?<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > If anyone wants = more=20 info on this then let me know what you require and I<BR> > will = do my=20 best to provide it.<BR> > <BR> > If anyone wants to give = me any=20 hints or tips as to what I can do next then<BR> > please do. I = have a=20 few things I'm going to try as soon as I get time but<BR> > = would=20 welcome any others as my BSD experience is in my opinion very=20 limited.<BR> > <BR> > Pink.<BR> > <BR> > = <BR> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to <A=20 href=3D"mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.org">majordomo@FreeBSD.org</A><BR> = > with=20 "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message<BR> >=20 <BR><BR>To Unsubscribe: send mail to <A=20 href=3D"mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.org">majordomo@FreeBSD.org</A><BR>with=20 "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the = message<BR></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1E47E.89361640-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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