Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 10:35:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> To: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha Install - oops! Message-ID: <XFMail.980831103500.shimon@simon-shapiro.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9808301158350.17263-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
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Doug Rabson, On 30-Aug-98 you wrote: ... > I have put a GENERIC kernel up on freefall as > http://www.freebsd.org/~dfr/kernel.GENERIC-300898.gz. This kernel has > root hardwired to /dev/rsd0a (because I haven't written the code to > figure > out which disk was actually booted). If you need a different root, tell > me and I'll build another. Got a problem: * First had to fibure out how to tell the NetBSD loader to load the kernel. Hint to the less initiated than I am (Last DEC cnsole I worked on was on a VAX/750): + shutdown now + umount -a + halt + AT the ``Boot >>> '' prompt, type: boot freebsd.GENERIC-980830 (or whatever) Any deviation will cause the previous kernel to boot. No prompts will be given, The Netbsd documentation is sparse or incorrect in this area. * I now have on my console: ... Jumping to entry point... NetBSD/Alpha Secondary Boot, Revision 1.9 (ross@zeta... VMS PAL rev: 0x11000000010114 OSF PAL rev: 0x10000000020116 Switch ot OSF PAL code succeeded. Boot file: freebsd.GENERIC-980830 Boot flags: a Loading freebsd.GENERIC-980830... 204492read text: Unknown error: code 0 Boot failed! Halting... halated CPU 0 ... Sounds like I need your help... Simon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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