From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Feb 10 14: 5:29 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 344F937B402 for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:04:47 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g1AM4Vi06337; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:04:31 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:04:31 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: "bob@Moronco.net" Cc: "H. Wade Minter" , alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wit's end (AS250 installation issues) Message-ID: <20020210230431.A6323@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20010614203233.Y33392-100000@ashburn.skiltech.com> <3C66EFEB.7E8545CE@bellatlantic.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3C66EFEB.7E8545CE@bellatlantic.net>; from sfmc68@bellatlantic.net on Sun, Feb 10, 2002 at 05:10:51PM -0500 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Feb 10, 2002 at 05:10:51PM -0500, bob@Moronco.net wrote: What does the output of SHOW CONSOLE at the >>> SRM prompt tell you? It can either be SERIAL or GRAPHICS, in case you are using a keyboard/VGA config you need to set the variable using >>> SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS Wilko > Wade, > going thru the archives, I am looking for info on installing on 250s. > I have two that work fine that I want to put 4.4 on. My question is > what terminal did you use for the install? > I get thru the installation boot up and to the point of selecting > a terminal. I get the choice menu, and am unable to input a character > using the standard keyboard, mouse, and video. What did you use > as a terminal for the install? > ANy hints? > > thanks > bob > > "H. Wade Minter" wrote: > > > > I'm stuck on a problem, and hopefully some of the more-experienced Alpha > > folk here can help. > > > > I've come into an AlphaStation 250 4/266, and would like to run FreeBSD on > > it. It's got two SCSI disks in it, that show up as DKA0 and DKA300 in the > > SRM BIOS, and a CD at DKA400. > > > > With the 4.3-RELEASE Alpha ISO image, I can "boot DKA400" and get into the > > installer. The install goes great, I make my filesystem on the DKA300 > > disk, and install away. After the installer is finished, the system halts > > back to the >>> prompt. Here's where it gets frustrating. > > > > When I do "boot DKA300" from the SRM BIOS, it finds a valid boot block, > > loads it, tries to load /boot/loader, and then dies with a "can't find > > /boot/loader" error. > > > > What am I doing wrong here? > > > > Thanks, > > Wade > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message ---end of quoted text--- -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message