Re: Alphaserver 1000 4/233 install probs

[Lennard Kong <lennard ns1 carib-link net>]

Fixed somewhat, problem was that Redhat's kernels on their CD
don't work. I had to download a Debian kernel.

Also the linload.exe on the Redhat CD is a DOS version,
not NT executable which does not work.

However I am now getting some meory faults.
Will post details later.

Lennard Kong

On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Lennard Kong wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install 5.1 on an Alphaserver 1000 4/233.
> It has been upgraded to the latest firmware from
> Digital's site.
> 
> However when booting the mikasa-s.img from SRM, it halts
> I get the following:
> ---------------
> >>>boot dva0 -file vmlinux.gz -flags "load_ramdisk=1 root=/dev/fd0"
> (boot dva0.0.0.0.1 -file vmlinux.gz -flags load_ramdisk=1 root=/dev/fd0)
> block 0 of dva0.0.0.0.1 is a valid boot block
> reading 172 blocks from dva0.0.0.0.1
> bootstrap code read in
> Building FRU table
> FRU table size = 0x7ad
> base = 1ca000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 15800
> initializing HWRPB at 2000
> initializing page table at 7ff0000
> initializing machine state
> setting affinity to the primary CPU
> jumping to bootstrap code
> a
> halted CPU 0
> 
> halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = 20000684
> -------------------------
> 
> I have also tried booting from SRM into a milo.dd image to start MILO
> then booting a kernel from a FAT diskette, however it results in:
> --------------------------
> MILO> boot fd0:mikasa-s.gz load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1 root=/dev/fd0
> [MS-DOS FS Rel. 12,FAT]
> [me=0xf0,cs=1,#f=2,fs=1,fl=9,ds=19,de=224,data=33,se=2880,ts=0,ls=512]
> Transaction block size = 512
> #UNZIP: this is a zipped file
> ################################################################################
> ############################################################UNZIP: done.
> Boot line is bootdevice=fd0 bootfile=mikasa-s.gz load_ramdisk=1
> prompt_ramdisk=1
>  root=/dev/fd0
> Bootstrap complete, kernel @ 0xfffffc0000310000, sp @ 0xfffffc0000304000
> ...turning on virtual addressing and jumping to the Linux Kernel
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Command line: bootdevice=fd0 bootfile=mikasa-s.gz load_ramdisk=1
> prompt_ramdisk=
> 1 root=/dev/fd0
> Alpha PCI BIOS32 revision 0.03
> Probing PCI hardware.
> tga_console_init: TGA not found!!! :-(
> Console: 16 point font, 400 scans
> Console: colour VGA+ 80x25, 1 virtual console (max 63)
> Calibrating delay loop.. ok - 230.69 BogoMIPS
> Memory: 29736k available
> Swansea University Computer Society NET3.035 for Linux 2.0
> NET3: Unix domain sockets 0.13 for Linux NET3.035.
> Swansea University Computer Society TCP/IP for NET3.034
> IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
> Linux version 2.0.34 (root@linux00.amt.tay1.dec.com) (gcc version 2.7.2.3)
> #2 Th
> u May 7 11:46:07 EDT 1998
> Starting kswapd v 1.4.2.2
> initialize_kbd: reset kbd failed, no ACK (0xffffffff).
> Serial driver version 4.13 with no serial options enabled
> tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> tty01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> lp0 at 0x03bc, (polling)
> PS/2 auxiliary pointing device detected -- driver installed.
> Ramdisk driver initialized : 16 ramdisks of 4096K size
> Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 2.88M
> device_interrupt: unexpected interrupt 0
> device_interrupt: unexpected interrupt 0
> device_interrupt: unexpected interrupt 0
> device_interrupt: unexpected interrupt 0
> --------------------------
> The "device_interrupt: unexpected interrupt 0" messages scroll on
> indefinitely.
> 
> 
> Any help appreciated,
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> Lennard Kong
> 
> 
>