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Date:      Thu, 18 May 2000 14:03:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:      ancipital@hotmail.com
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   alpha/18664: Install kernel freezes on startup
Message-ID:  <20000518210304.C813637B798@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         18664
>Category:       alpha
>Synopsis:       Install kernel freezes on startup
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-alpha
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu May 18 14:10:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     ancipital
>Release:        4.0 (mar 20th 2000)
>Organization:
The Inedible Buddhas
>Environment:
Not possible, freebsd will not start.

Hardware is a DEC alphaserver 400/166, standard ncr on-board scsi (listed as supported by FreeBSD), type NCR53C8xx. Video card is DEC 21030 TGA 8-plane PCI device. Hard drives stardard SCSI, as supplied by DEC. CPU= ev4, sys type="Avanti". System has 128 megs of factory supplied memory. Raid controller removed for simplicity. Latest SRM revision, machine is an ex OSF-1 box.

System found to function under OSF/1 and linux.

There is more info online at: http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/archive/400/400_tech.html

I hope I didn't omit anything too vital.
>Description:
At SRM, I boot the installer with either:

>How-To-Repeat:
Attempt to boot the install kernel from SRM...
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
 >>> boot dva0
 
 (for floppy boot)
 
 or 
 
 >>> boot dka400
 
 (for CD boot)
 
 Kernel and ramdisk are loaded. The loader says "Entering kernel at [large addr in hex]". The machine goes no further.


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