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Date:      Fri, 01 Dec 2000 01:44:41 -0500
From:      Brodie <bsdml@comphydro.com>
To:        freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 4.2 fails to boot (kernel) from CD
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20001201014152.02ce17b0@blitz.dreamhost.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011292318400.79439-100000@beppo.feral.com>
References:  <200011300614.XAA06412@usr08.primenet.com>

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For completeness, I was able to install from the CD after
booting from floppies. (on Server3305 (AS800) with SRM v5.5-78)
Haven't tried the new ISO (with new cdboot).

-Brodie


At 02:20 AM 11/30/00, Matthew Jacob wrote:

>Thanks, Terry, for clarifying. I thought I was clear, but I guess I was
>speaking in code.
>
>At an rate, David O'Brien has already confirmed that the cdboot was broken,=
 so
>unless you re-burn a CD after today, please build the two floppies=
 (kern.flp
>&& mfsroot.flp) from the CD and boot kern.flp (boot dva0) instead.
>
>On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Terry Lambert wrote:
>
> > > > I have problems with the 4.2 iso for Alpha and I can=B4t
> > > > boot from CD. After boot dka400 everything works fine
> > > > until:
> > > >
> > > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for
> > > > command promt.
> > > > Booting [kernel]...
> > > > /
> > > >
> > > > Well ... here it hangs. Version 4.1 has no problems and
> > > > the CD seems to be ok. Anyway, I have burned it with
> > > > two different programms and then got the image a second
> > > > time. No difference. I am running an Alpha Station500.
> > > > Anyone equal experience ?
> > >
> > > Umm.... Have you tried the boot floppies?
> >
> > Klaus:
> >
> > He is asking you to do a problem determination as to whether
> > this is actually a CDROM specific problem, or a problem with
> > 4.2 on your system.
> >
> > (Just in case it looked like he was telling you to use the
> > floppies instead of the CDROM for no good reason, which is
> > how it looked to me, the first time I read it).
> >
> > So even if it's a pain, if you can try the floppies, it will
> > give him information on where to look for your problem.
> >
> >
> >                                       Terry Lambert
> >                                       terry@lambert.org
> > ---
> > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
> > or previous employers.



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