Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:01:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: AlphaServer 1200 install woes Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104040749110.47059-100000@pebkac.owp.csus.edu>
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I've finally got around to trying out my first FreeBSD install on an Alpha. We've got an AlphaServer 1200 that's been sitting here that I finally be able to put to work if I can get FreeBSD installed on it :-) I tried the 4.3-RC2 install floppies and ISO, but both fail. The CD install will eventually start spewing errors about the device no longer being valid. The floppy install gets to the 'FreeBSD/Alpha SRM disk boot' line, then the build line and the memory line and starts up the dwidle. The dwidle goes for awhile and then just stops. The floppy light continues to go on and then off pretty much for ever. After doing some searching of the lists it appears that I'm not the only with a 1200 that has this issue. I came across a message from Andrew Gallatin (gallatin@cs.duke.edu) where he mentions trying his copy of loader and boot1 at http://www.cs.duke.edu/~gallatin/boot/. I've tried this and it's also failed in the same exact way. Being pretty new to Alphas I'd appreciate any hints/suggestions that would be appropiate for me to try. Other points of interest : - I updated the SRM with updates from the Compaq web site, so that should be ok - This box has been running only DEC Unix for the past 2+ years, it's never has NT on it. -Joseph To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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