Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:14:59 -0500 From: Ted Spradley <tsprad@set.spradley.tmi.net> To: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> Cc: Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com>, John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>, cc@tarsier.ca.sandia.gov, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Basic Question. Message-ID: <199807191615.LAA11119@set.spradley.tmi.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 18 Jul 1998 21:24:25 PDT." <Pine.NEB.3.94.980718212343.22452A-100000@bb.cc.wa.us>
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I did a floppy/ftp install of NetBSD 1.3.2 a couple of weeks ago, on an AlphaStation 200 4/233 (from onsale.com). It just dropped right in. Since I had no problems to solve, I'm probably no help to you. But here's what I did: I didn't do anything with the flashcode. What came in the machine Just Worked, so I didn't even look at the version. I did *not* put the video board in it. That's still in the cardboard box in the closet. There's no Xserver for it, and I don't think it even works as a character-mode console under 1.3.2, maybe in the latest snap. I used a null modem and seyon. I followed the instructions in ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3. 2/alpha/INSTALL, but not carefully. But hey, I've done this kind of stuff many times before. It's a very nice document, use it. I used the floppy image ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3.2/alpha /installation/floppy/install132.fs. I just got it by ftp to a FreeBSD machine and dd'ed it to a floppy: "dd if=install132.fs of=/dev/fd0 bs=18k". >From there I just followed the procedure, ftp'ed the tarballs and unpacked 'em. It just worked. Good luck. > I just tried a new boot disk created from a unix machine and I have gotten > quite a bit farther. I have to figure out how to install now. [...] > On Sat, 18 Jul 1998, Jacques Vidrine wrote: [...] > > I just tried to netboot an AlphaStation 200 4/233 with NetBSD 1.3.2, > > and I get something similar: > > > > [don't know what comes before. while loading kernel, screen clears > > and then:] > > _ [this little thing is actually there, not a typo] > > > > halted CPU 0 > > > > halt code = 5 > > HALT instruction executed > > PC = fffffc00003003ac > > >>> > > > > If I try booting from a floppy, the screen clears, and sits there > > with a "_" in the lower left corner. > > > > I'm not sure what to try next. > > > > Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com> > > > > On 16 July 1998 at 17:55, Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> wrote: > > > Ha! I figured it out. I had to do the bios update in the alpha bios and > > > then type > > > update fw -path srm_fw > > > > > > and it worked. > > > > > > Now I am booting Netbsd/Alpha.... > > > > > > Loading boot: unknown executable format > > > Boot failed! Halting... > > > halt code = 5 > > > HALT instruction executed > > > PC=20004040 > > > > > > >>>> [...] Ted Spradley <A HREF="mailto:tsprad@metronet.com">tsprad@metronet.com </A> +1-972-484-5356 My other computer is an Alpha. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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