Problems Installing 7.1 on AlphaServer 2100A 5/300

["Bill Thomson" <Bill_Thomson labcorp com>]

When trying to boot from the install CD the system seems to hang at the point that it is starting the installation kernel.

The console output is as follows:

P00>>> b dkb500 -fl 0
(boot dkb500.5.0.8.0 -flags 0)
block 0 of dkb500.5.0.8.0 is a valid boot block
reading 161 blocks from dkb500.5.0.8.0
bootstrap code read in
base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 14200
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 27ff0000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code
aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloader version 0.7
aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 1.22
aboot: booting from device 'SCSI 0 8 0 5 500 0 0'
aboot: no disklabel found.
iso: Max size:119155  Log zone size:2048
iso: First datazone:30   Root inode number 61440
aboot: loading uncompressed boot/vmlinuz...
aboot: loading compressed boot/vmlinuz...
aboot: segment 0, 2528840 bytes at 0xfffffc0000310000
aboot: zero-filling 253384 bytes at 0xfffffc0000579648
aboot: loading initrd (565982 bytes/552 blocks) at 0xfffffc0027e54000
aboot: starting kernel boot/vmlinuz with arguments root=/dev/ram
- - - at this point it apears to be dead or hung.. must press reset button - - -
 
We get the same response when booting the JumpStart companion CD.

The machine configuration is as follows:

P00>>> sho config
                AlphaServer 2100A 5/300
SRM Console V5.3-14           VMS PALCode V1.20-3,  OSF PALCode V1.22-1
 
Component    Status  Module ID
CPU 0          P     B2040-BA DECchip (tm) 21164-5
CPU 1          F     B2040-BA DECchip (tm) ?????-?
CPU 2          F     B2040-BA DECchip (tm) ?????-?
Memory 0       P     B2022-FA 512 MB
Memory 1       P     B2022-DA 128 MB
I/O                  24283-01
                    dva0.0.0.1000.0    RX26/RX23
 
 Slot  Option        Hose 0, Bus 0, PCI
  2   Intel 82375                  Bridge to Bus 1, EISA
  3  DECchip 21050-AA              Bridge to Bus 2, PCI
  6  S3 Trio64/Trio32
  7  Mylex DAC960          drc.0.0.7.0
                     drc0.0.0.7.0         5 Member RAID 0+1
  8  QLogic ISP1020        pkb0.7.0.8.0   SCSI Bus ID 7
                     dkb0.0.0.8.0   RX28D
                     dkb500.5.0.8.0 RRD45
 
 Slot  Option        Hose 0, Bus 1, EISA
 
 Slot  Option        Hose 0, Bus 2, PCI
  1  NCR 53C810            pka0.7.0.2001.0  SCSI Bus ID 7
  7  Mylex DAC960          dra.0.0.2007.0
                     dra0.0.0.2007.0     5 Member RAID 0+1
  8  Mylex DAC960          drb.0.0.2008.0
                     drb0.0.0.2008.0     5 Member RAID 0+1
  9  DECchip 21140-AA      ewa0.0.0.2009.0   00-00-F8-01-4A-82
 
P00>>>
P00>>> show dev
dkb0.0.0.8.0                 DKB0                        RX28D  0008
dkb500.5.0.8.0               DKB500                      RRD45  0436
dra0.0.0.2007.0              DRA0            5 Member RAID 0+1
drb0.0.0.2008.0              DRB0            5 Member RAID 0+1
drc0.0.0.7.0                 DRC0            5 Member RAID 0+1
dva0.0.0.1000.0              DVA0                        RX26/RX23
ewa0.0.0.2009.0              EWA0            00-00-F8-01-4A-82
pka0.7.0.2001.0              PKA0                  SCSI Bus  ID 7
pkb0.7.0.8.0                 PKB0                  SCSI Bus  ID 7  5.57
P00>>>

  Any help would be appreciated..


Bill Thomson
Laboratory Corp. of America
Systems Technology Group - IS Supervisor
(615) 221-1918
thomsob@labcorp.com