Re: 3305 and RH6 boot problems

[Rich Payne <rdp talisman alphalinux org>]

It looks like the kernel can't mount the root filesystem. If you're doing
an install the command should look like:
boot dva0 -file vmlinux.gz -flags "root=/dev/hda load_ramdisk=1"

The floppy for installation is a compressed ramdisk, not a standard ext2
floppy.

--rdp

On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, chris cohen wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've used rawrite to create an SRM bootable disk for my box using the
> generic kernel on the RH6 CD I have and am getting a strange error.  I've
> got a DS3305 which currently has NT on it.  It's got a Trio64 videocard and
> no other special hardware, (no raid) all OEM.  When I follow the
> instructions here (rawrite SRM boot disk):
> 
> <http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/linux/install_guide.html>
> 
> I get this error:
> 
> halted CPU 0
> 
> halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = fffffc0000310088
> boot failure
> >>>
> 
> Following the above instructions this is what loads onto my screen at boot
> time:
> 
> (boot dva0.0.0.1000.0 -file vmlinux.gz -flags root=/dev/hda)
> block 0 of dva0.0.0.1000.0 is a valid boot block
> reading 168 blocks from dva0
> bootstrap code read in
> Building FRU table
> FRU table size = 0x982
> base = 1d800, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 15000
> initializing HWRPB at 2000
> initializing page table...
> initializing machine state
> settting affinity to the primary cpu
> jumping to bootstrap code
> aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloader version 0.5
> aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 1.23
> aboot: no disklabel found,
> aboot: booted_dev='dva 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0', guessing boot_device='fd0'
> aboot:loading compressed vmlinux.gz
> aboot: ok, now starting the kernel...
> 
> then the screen flashes/refreshes (actually turns from a blue background to
> black background) a lot of information most of what looks like the kernel
> probing the devices on my machine (this happens for about 3 seconds) I see
> the hard disks I have and the fact that this appears to be a Noritake board,
> then back to the afore mentioned problem, namely....
> 
> halted CPU 0
> 
> halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = fffffc0000310088
> boot failure
> >>>
> 
> Any suggestions?  I'm stumped.
> 
> Waiting greatfully,
> 
> Chris Cohen
> 
> 
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Rich Payne
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