From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Dec 5 11:34:47 2002 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 2FF5937B401 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:34:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp-gw1.interbaun.com (smtp-gw1.interbaun.com [199.185.130.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 98A5143EC2 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:34:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DRichardson@interbaun.com) Received: (qmail 1978 invoked by uid 502); 5 Dec 2002 19:34:42 -0000 Received: from 035.209-115-208-0.interbaun.com (HELO tiny.davric.ab.ca) (209.115.208.35) by smtp-gw1.interbaun.com with SMTP; 5 Dec 2002 19:34:42 -0000 Message-ID: <3DEF4851.3C6405D0@interbaun.com> Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 12:36:34 -0700 From: David Richardson X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.03Gold (X11; I; OpenVMS V7.2-1 AlphaStation 200 4/233) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Alpha fresh install problems References: <3DE4CE61.3628B9BC@interbaun.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 David Richardson wrote in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc without a reply: > > I am attempting to install 4.7 on a Digital AlphaStation 200 4/233. The > system crashes at the end of the first install floppy, and the system in > question has no working CD. DVA0 contains the first boot floppy, the > three attempts from the CD are 4.7 burnt copy, known good OpenVMS > install cd, and a driver CD not expected to boot. The latter two > attempts produce the same error. > > I'm expecting that the problem is either with the boot floppy, but this > seems unlikely as several different ones give the same error, or with > some system setting. Is there a minimum version of the firmware that > needs to be on the system for 4.7 to work? Is there some setting that > I've missed in reading? Where should I look? > > DKA 200 has a working OpenBSD install on it, any way to get the Free bsd > installation working fromOpenBSD? > > Dave. > > Transcript of boot sequence follow with a coouple irelavent snips: > > ef.df.ee.ed.ec.f4.eb.ea.e9.e8.e7.e6.....e5. > V6.9-4, built on Oct 12 1998 at 11:22:55 > > CPU 0 booting > > usage is boot [-file ] [-flags ] > > >>>b dva0 > > (boot dva0.0.0.0.1) > block 0 of dva0.0.0.0.1 is a valid boot block > reading 14 blocks from dva0.0.0.0.1 > bootstrap code read in > base = 1f2000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 1c00 > initializing HWRPB at 2000 > initializing page table at 1e4000 > initializing machine state > setting affinity to the primary CPU > jumping to bootstrap code > |/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/ > -\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/Loading > /boot/loader > -\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/ > halted CPU 0 > > halt code = 2 > kernel stack not valid halt > PC = 0 > boot failure > >>>sh * > auto_action BOOT > boot_dev dva0.0.0.0.1 > boot_file > boot_osflags > boot_reset ON > bootdef_dev > booted_dev dva0.0.0.0.1 > booted_file > booted_osflags > bus_probe_algorithm new > char_set 0 > console serial > control_disfd enable > control_idema enable > control_irq11 scsi > control_irq12 mouse > control_scsi_term internal > controlp on > dump_dev > enable_audit ON > ewa0_arp_tries 3 > ewa0_bootp_file > ewa0_bootp_server > ewa0_bootp_tries 3 > ewa0_def_ginetaddr 0.0.0.0 > ewa0_def_inetaddr 0.0.0.0 > ewa0_def_inetfile > ewa0_def_sinetaddr 0.0.0.0 > ewa0_def_subnetmask 0.0.0.0 > ewa0_ginetaddr 0.0.0.0 > ewa0_inet_init bootp > ewa0_inetaddr 0.0.0.0 > ewa0_inetfile > ewa0_loop_count 3e8 > ewa0_loop_inc a > ewa0_loop_patt ffffffff > ewa0_loop_size 2e > ewa0_lp_msg_node 1 > ewa0_mode Twisted-Pair > ewa0_protocols MOP > ewa0_sinetaddr 0.0.0.0 > ewa0_tftp_tries 3 > kbd_hardware_type PCXAL > language 36 > language_name English(American) > license MU > mopv3_boot OFF > os_type OpenVMS > pal VMS PALcode V5.56-2, OSF PALcode X1.46-2 > pci_parity off > pka0_disconnect 1 > pka0_fast 1 > pka0_host_id 7 > quick_start OFF > scsi_poll ON > srm2dev > sys_serial_num > tga_sync_green 2 > timer_tps 1 > tt_allow_login 1 > tty_dev 0 > version V6.9-4 Oct 12 1998 11:22:55 > > >>>b dka500 > (boot dka500.5.0.6.0) > failed to open dka500.5.0.6.0 > >>> > > >>>b dka500 > (boot dka500.5.0.6.0) > failed to open dka500.5.0.6.0 > >>> > > >>>b dka500 > (boot dka500.5.0.6.0) > failed to open dka500.5.0.6.0 > > >>> > > -- > Microsoft: The "Would you like fries with that" of the IT profession. > > David Richardson > DRichardson@interbaun.com Can anyone here answer the questions I had? I didn't find anything when I was searching the archives. -- Microsoft: The "Would you like fries with that" of the IT profession. David Richardson DRichardson@interbaun.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message