From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Dec 5 17:53:35 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 7180337B401 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:53:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from dove.penix.org (dove.penix.org [216.144.7.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B64DC43ED8 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:53:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dp@dove.penix.org) Received: from dove.penix.org (dp@localhost.nls.net [127.0.0.1]) by dove.penix.org (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id gB61rTmf065453; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 20:53:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dp@dove.penix.org) Received: from localhost (dp@localhost) by dove.penix.org (8.12.6/8.12.2/Submit) with ESMTP id gB61rTqc065450; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 20:53:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dp@dove.penix.org) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 20:53:29 -0500 (EST) From: Paul Halliday To: David Richardson Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha fresh install problems In-Reply-To: <3DEF4851.3C6405D0@interbaun.com> Message-ID: <20021205205038.S64709-100000@dove.penix.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=X-UNKNOWN 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 At a glance, your firmware is old: V7.09, built on Mar 18 1999 at 13:41:11 seems to work fine for me. Any specific questions, just ask. > 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? > > > > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message