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Date:      Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:58:27 +0200
From:      Riccardo Veraldi <Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it>
To:        Pete Gross <grossp@hawaii.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: DEC 500a
Message-ID:  <431EC7D3.10806@fi.infn.it>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.58a.0509070037220.11377@uhunix2>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.58a.0509070037220.11377@uhunix2>

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have you issued a

"sh dev"

command to see all your scsi devices ?

type "boot CDDEVICE"  where CDCDEVICE is the device name of your CDROM
and the installation should start.

Rick

Pete Gross wrote:

> I have download the alpha iso for fbsd 5.4.  I am trying to install it,
> but I am not having any luck.  I have tried to find info on google or irc,
> but haven't had any luck there either.
> 
> Basically my problem is that when I type 'boot dka0' at the srm prompt it
> goes and loads the kernel, but it eventually just stops and says
> 
> "halted cpu 0
>  halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = 1C"
> 
> The last couple lines before this is detecting the scsi qlogic 1020/1040
> adapter.
> 
> I am wondering what is going wrong and what can I do to fix this problem?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advanced.
> 
> Pete
> 
> 
> 
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