Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:13:59 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> Cc: Oliver Lehmann <Kai_Allard_Liao@gmx.de>, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.2 on AlphaPC 164LX Message-ID: <20010304001359.B14269@freebie.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <15009.29355.378253.970478@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>; from gallatin@cs.duke.edu on Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 05:39:39PM -0500 References: <13872.983652826@www13.gmx.net> <15009.29355.378253.970478@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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On Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 05:39:39PM -0500, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > Oliver Lehmann writes: > > >>>boot dva0 > > (boot dva0.0.0.0.0 -flags 0) > > block 0 af dva0.0.0.0.0 is a valif boot block reading 15 blocks from > > dva0.0.0.0.0 bootstrap code read in base = 560000, image_start=0, > > image_bytes = 1e00 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at > > ff56000 initializing machin state setting affinity to the primary VPU > > jumping to bootstrap code > > > > And the System stops... > > This is the classic symptom of having your console pointed at the > wrong device. FreeBSD is actually booting, but you can't see it, > since you're not looking at the currently defined system console. The > SRM console gives you enough feedback through a non-console input > device to lull you into thinking you have the console setting correct. > > If you're using a serial console, make sure you're connected to COM1 > and you've told the srm console you're using a serial console via this > command at the SRM prompt: > > >>> set console serial > > If you're using a graphics console with keyboard and mouse, make sure > you tell the SRM console to use it rather than the serial console via > this command from the SRM prompt: > > >>> set console graphics > > After issuing one of those commands, make sure you power-cycle the box > or do a hard reset. When the machine re-inits, you should notice the > POST process is much more verbose. > > This is a FAQ. Too bad we don't have an FAQ to refer people to.. We do have HARDWARE.TXT. I'm not to sure if I list this for the LX, but it is definetely mentioned for other alpha models. -- | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands email: wilko@freebsd.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte http://www.freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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