Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:02:37 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> Cc: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>, alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ALpha 4100 boot issues Message-ID: <20010416100237.A81019@freebie.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104061559040.7154-100000@zeppo.feral.com>; from mjacob@feral.com on Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 04:05:26PM -0700 References: <20010406102040.A18676@dragon.nuxi.com> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104061559040.7154-100000@zeppo.feral.com>
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On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 04:05:26PM -0700, Matthew Jacob wrote: Matt, do you think I should put this in the RELNOTES for 4.3R ? I think I should. Wilko > [ cc'd to -alpha for broadcast ] > > The problem was one of the following two problems: > > 1. The Qlogic SCSI controller being booted from does not work if it is not in > hose 0 (upper left, looking from rear). > > 2. If the QLogic SCSI controller is the 'bridged' DEC part (i.e., the part > that has a 21150 bridge and the QLogic behind that), booting doesn't work. > > > I'm not sure which, if any, it really is. I'm inclined to think that #1 may be > broken for -current because hose 1 has the EISA console, and that there might > be some funny interaction ther. > > I'm inclined to think that #2 might be broken period for -stable because we > don't have clean hose management in -stable, IIRC. > > -matt > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 11:18:01AM +0000, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > As for testing: has AS4[01]00 been tested succesfully? I'm using > > > > Speaking of AS4100 testing... Matt could you write a sentence or two > > speaking of the problem the BSDi 4100 had and the limitations 4100 users > > have to be aware of? It would be good to get it documented. > > ---end of quoted text--- -- | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands email: wilko@freebsd.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte FreeBSD/alpha Powered http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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