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Date:      Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:42:15 -0000
From:      paul@originative.co.uk
To:        tcrimi+@andrew.cmu.edu, alpha@freebsd.org, paul@originative.co.uk
Subject:   RE: New bootblocks
Message-ID:  <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FE5B@octopus>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Valentino Crimi [mailto:tcrimi+@andrew.cmu.edu]
> Sent: 15 March 1999 15:27
> To: alpha@freebsd.org; paul@originative.co.uk
> Subject: Re: New bootblocks
> 
> 
> Excerpts from FreeBSD-Alpha: 15-Mar-99 New bootblocks by
> paul@originative.co.uk 
> > halt code = 2
> > kernel stack not valid halt
> > PC = 184ec
> >  
> 
> 
>   I had this same problem, too, making it worse was that I had played
> around with my boot.conf and guess what, unload was halting (in the
> older bootblocks, wasn't this recently fixed?)
> 
>   One good replacement to fixit disks I found was that the emergecy
> shell, while lacking ls (use echo *) did have ifconfig, ppp and
> mount_nfs if you happen to have a machine nearby to stick an 
> alpha dist
> on for binaries.  The way I got my machine to boot doens't seem like
> more than luck (replaced bootblocks and booted of an old 
> kernel).  Just
> wanted to share the fixit trick for all who may come to need it.
> 

Only problem there is that on the Multia there's no vga support so there's
no emergency shell either :-(

Paul.


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