From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 17 20:42:22 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0144E16A41C for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:42:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E1F643D48 for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:42:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5HKgH2E048337; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:42:17 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5HKgHGe036761; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:42:17 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j5HKgH5s036760; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:42:17 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:42:17 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: norseman Message-ID: <20050617204217.GB36667@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <42B2CAF2.3041480@firstlight.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42B2CAF2.3041480@firstlight.net> X-OS: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD boot problems on Alpha 600 5/333 X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:42:22 -0000 On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 01:06:58PM +0000, norseman wrote.. > To whomever; > I was having another problem with FreeBSD (intel) and put the > following in too. Brooke suggests I try here. > > (Alpha specific section from another letter) > > > > That "different animal" is a DEC ALPHA 600 5/333. The downloaded image > > is for DEC ALPHA's. It's not accepting the CD which checks out OK as > > far as "it's all there" goes. The CD-BURN seems fine. All several of > > them. Push the button and the CD slides in and the DEC kicks it out. > > Won't even try to boot it. DEC was originally shipped with Win-NT 4.0 > > and has ARC, OpenVMS and DEC UNIX boot choices. Windows boots but the > > passwords are long since forgotten. Would like to try FreeBSD on it. > > The cryptic message on the screen mentions "RUN/STOP switch" but I can Thats ancient remains of the days that disks had RUN/STOP switches. Carryover from the DEC VAX days. Can you get me a SHOW CONF and a SHOW DEV from the >>> prompt? You could have an oldish CDROM drive that does not understand CDR / CDRW discs. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org