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Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 21:24:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us>
To: Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com>
cc: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>, cc@tarsier.ca.sandia.gov,
        freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Basic Question. 
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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.

Christopher J. Coleman (whyareyou@lookingforme.com)
Computer Support Analyst I  (509)-762-6341
FreeBSD Book Project:  http://www.vmunix.com/fbsd-book/

On Sat, 18 Jul 1998, Jacques Vidrine wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> Hmp.  
> 
> 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 <n@nectar.com> 
> 
> On 16 July 1998 at 17:55, Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> 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
> > 
> > >>>>
> > 
> > 
> > Well, I am getting closer.
> > 
> > Christopher J. Coleman (whyareyou@lookingforme.com)
> > Computer Support Analyst I  (509)-762-6341
> > FreeBSD Book Project:  http://www.vmunix.com/fbsd-book/
> 
> 
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