From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 16 00:33:13 2006 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19CB616A407 for <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org>; Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:33:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sten@blinkenlights.nl) Received: from mx1.blinkenlights.nl (mx1.blinkenlights.nl [193.202.115.243]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49B5C43CBB for <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org>; Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:31:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sten@blinkenlights.nl) Received: from zaphod.blinkenlights.nl (zaphod.blinkenlights.nl [IPv6:2001:980:ffe:3:2e0:81ff:fe2f:bb6a]) by mx1.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 214AF3F41F; Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:33:05 +0100 (CET) Received: by zaphod.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id EC37E17F455; Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:33:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zaphod.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E142C17F453; Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:33:04 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:33:04 +0100 (CET) From: Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl> To: Bruce <bruce_md@verizon.net> In-Reply-To: <457F993B.9090303@verizon.net> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612160131120.4956@zaphod.blinkenlights.nl> References: <457F993B.9090303@verizon.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alpha DS10L won't boot after install X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha <freebsd-alpha.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-alpha>, <mailto:freebsd-alpha-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-alpha> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-alpha-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-alpha>, <mailto:freebsd-alpha-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:33:13 -0000 On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, Bruce wrote: > I was able to boot the install disk and install over ftp. The install > completed successfully. When I type boot dqa0 at the srm prompt, it starts > the boot process but when it gets to Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf it > says Unable to load a kernel. Do I need to modify the boot command or is > there something I missed during the install? Strange, it might be worth trying again with zero-ed bootblocks. Escape to shell from the installer and run "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/ad0 bs=1M count=1 -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - Anthem