Alpha Core and AS 1200 Install ERRORS...

[Balint Cristian]

On Friday 12 November 2004 07:15, Sidney A. Hawks wrote:
> 
> Gentlemen,
> 
> I have an Alpha Server 1200 5/533 EV56 with dual Alpha Processors and 768 MB
> memory.  Redhat 7.2 installs without any issues after I updated the DAC960
> raid card. I have/had (some/average) experience with Linux OS's over the
> years but I can't fiqure out the problem I'm having with the Alpha Core
> Install and thought I'd give you a chance.
> 
> 
> The install process begins normally goes past the PAL code process, Loads
> the kernel and then I get the following screen:
> PS: I have no way to capture screen output so I have to keep switching
> buttons on my masterview kvm switch, But it is word for word.
> 
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> P000>boot dka500 
> 
> 
> Initializing machine state
> setting affinity to the primary cpu
> jumping to bootstrap code
> aboot: linux alpha SRM bootloader version 0.9b
> aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 1.23
> aboot: booting from device 'SCSI  1 1 0 5 500 6000 11000'
> aboot: no disklabel found
> iso: max size 307827 log zone size:2048
> iso: first datazone:28  root inode number 57344
> aboot: loading compressed /kernels/vmlinux.gz...
> aboot: zero-filling 335640 bytes at )xfffffc000079baa8
> aboot: loading initrd (4667345 bytes/4557 blocks) at )xfffffc004f9f8000
> aboot: starting /kernels/vmlinux.gz  with arguments
> 
> 
> halted CPU 0
> 
> halt code=7
> machine check while in PAL mode
> PC = 16d5c
> 
> Your system has halted due to an unrecoverable error. Record the error halt
> code and PC and contact your digital services rep. In addition type INFO 3
> and INFO 8 at the console and record the results.
> boot failure
> P000>

Hi, 
  SMP seems to not work, this is a known issue, please hit Ctl-C in early srm console
and set apropiate boot_osflags env parameter to load Uniprocesor kernel via aboot not the 
SMP one. 

~cristian
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> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
>