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Date:      Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:06:48 -0800
From:      Thomas.Kovacs@t-online.de (Thomas Kovacs)
To:        <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   as2100 unexpected machine check while installing
Message-ID:  <000001c170a7$3b1c3c00$0100a8c0@rebecca>

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Hi,
 
I am trying to install on an alphaserver 2001 5/300. But it will freeze
with an error all the time, Debian linux is running well (so the comp.
works, I hope).
 
I start to put in the freebsd 4.4 cd, booted from SRM (BOOT DKA600),
then pressed return (when the system asked for it befor the kernel
starts) and then got the following message:
 
unexpected machine check
mces=0x1
vector=0x670
param=0xfffffc000000606
pc=0xfffffc00000537270
ra=0xfffffc00000537268
curproc=0
 
The document
<http://www.de.freebsd.org/releases/4.4R/hardware-alpha.html>;
http://www.de.freebsd.org/releases/4.4R/hardware-alpha.html has a
section which I did not understand (and which might cause the above)
problems):
>    options    DEC_2100_A500
>    cpu EV4 #dependent on CPU model installed
>    cpu EV5 #dependent on CPU model installed
 
Is someone out there with some advice for me what to do next to get my
first freeBSD system to run?
 
Thanks in advance
 

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I am trying to install on an <span
class=SpellE>alphaserver</span> 2001 5/300. But it will freeze with an error
all the time, <span class=SpellE>Debian</span> <span class=SpellE>linux</span>
is running well (so the comp. works, I hope).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I start to put in the <span
class=SpellE>freebsd</span> 4.4 <span class=SpellE>cd</span>, booted from SRM
(BOOT DKA600), then pressed return (when the system asked for it <span
class=SpellE>befor</span> the kernel starts) and then got the following
message:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>unexpected</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> machine check<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>mces</span></font></span></span><span class=GramE><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>=</span></font></span><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>vector=</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>0x670<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
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face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>0xfffffc000000606<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>0xfffffc00000537270<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
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face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>0xfffffc00000537268<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The document </span></font><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/releases/4.4R/hardware-alpha.html"><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>http://www.de.freebsd.org/releases/4.4R/hardware-alpha.html</span></a></span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> has a section which I did not
understand (and which might cause the above)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>problems</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&gt;<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>options<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>DEC_2100_A500<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&gt;<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>cpu</span></span> EV4 #dependent on
CPU model installed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&gt;<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>cpu</span></span> EV5 #dependent on
CPU model installed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Is someone out there with some advice
for me what to do next to get my first <span class=SpellE>freeBSD</span> system
to run?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Thanks</span></font></span><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> in
<span class=SpellE>advance</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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