From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Jul 19 09:19:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA26350 for freebsd-alpha-outgoing; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 09:19:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from set.spradley.tmi.net (set.spradley.tmi.net [207.170.107.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA26335 for ; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 09:19:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tsprad@set.spradley.tmi.net) Received: from set.spradley.tmi.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by set.spradley.tmi.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA11119; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:15:01 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from tsprad@set.spradley.tmi.net) Message-Id: <199807191615.LAA11119@set.spradley.tmi.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Chris Coleman cc: Jacques Vidrine , John Birrell , cc@tarsier.ca.sandia.gov, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Basic Question. In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 18 Jul 1998 21:24:25 PDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:14:59 -0500 From: Ted Spradley Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 > > > > On 16 July 1998 at 17:55, Chris Coleman 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 tsprad@metronet.com +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