From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 18 20:44:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D6E416A4CE; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:44:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48B6B43D1F; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:44:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iBIKiaRc068839; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:44:36 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBIKiZEn031139; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:44:35 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBIKiZ9S031138; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:44:35 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:44:35 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: J D Message-ID: <20041218204435.GA31088@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20041215070334.GA90262@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> <20041218194813.52727.qmail@web41508.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041218194813.52727.qmail@web41508.mail.yahoo.com> X-OS: FreeBSD 4.11-PRERELEASE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: More Alpha woes X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:44:38 -0000 On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 11:48:13AM -0800, J D wrote.. > Tried disklabel da0. This resulted in "disklabel: /dev/da0: no valid > label found." Still can't mount the disk or any partitions in it. > > Also tried tricking the top interlock switch on the Alpha system > itself. Strange, because with the power on, tripping the interlock > causes the machine to come on for about a second and then shut off like > it did before. It repeats this every time I trip the interlock. Any > ideas what else could be causing this trouble? Duff CPU or case fan can do this. Most if not all Alpha fans have a tacho on them to monitor them. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org