From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 7 23:31:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 021DD16A41F for ; Sat, 7 Jan 2006 23:31:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C95243D45 for ; Sat, 7 Jan 2006 23:31:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k07NVLOF015780; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:31:22 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k07NVK0C000576; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:31:20 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k07NVK1p000575; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:31:20 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:31:20 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Tillman Hodgson Message-ID: <20060107233120.GA556@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20060107232833.GA53165@seekingfire.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060107232833.GA53165@seekingfire.com> X-OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.0R-alpha ISOs - not bootable? X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 23:31:25 -0000 On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 05:28:33PM -0600, Tillman Hodgson wrote.. > Here's the complete boot attempt: > > Testing the System > Testing the Disks (read only) > Testing the Network > AlphaServer 2100A Console V5.3-10, built on Oct 16 1998 at 14:06:58 ^^^^ > (boot dka600.6.0.2001.0 -flags A) > failed to open dka600.6.0.2001.0 > > I've tried both disc1 (shown) and bootonly. I've confirmed the SHA256 > checksums on the downloaded images and I burned them using burncd on a > FreeBSD -current i386 box. > > My older 6.0-beta5 CD boots fine (though as an older thread will show > actually doesn't noot *correctly* on 2100A machines, but that's a whole > other issue). > > Is this a known issue? Does that ISO image work for other folks? It does. But support for the AS2100A 'Lynx' wasn't stellar in its best days, and apparantly it has gone downhill :( -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org