From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Nov 18 10:32:26 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from smtpzilla1.xs4all.nl (smtpzilla1.xs4all.nl [194.109.127.137]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB26E37B434 for ; Sun, 18 Nov 2001 10:32:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtpzilla1.xs4all.nl (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id fAIIWFol092278; Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:32:16 +0100 (CET) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fAIIWFA00645; Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:32:15 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:32:15 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Thomas Kovacs Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: as2100 unexpected machine check while installing Message-ID: <20011118193215.B598@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <000001c170a7$3b1c3c00$0100a8c0@rebecca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000001c170a7$3b1c3c00$0100a8c0@rebecca>; from Thomas.Kovacs@t-online.de on Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 07:06:48PM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 07:06:48PM -0800, Thomas Kovacs wrote: Thomas, there have been a number of problems with the support code for AS2100 in 4.4R. Drew Gallatin has fixed quite a few in the meantime. You might want to check the -alpha mailing list archive for more info, I'm pretty sure that Drew has created a new boot floppy and made it available on the Net. Wilko > Hi, > > I am trying to install on an alphaserver 2001 5/300. But it will freeze > with an error all the time, Debian linux is running well (so the comp. > works, I hope). > > I start to put in the freebsd 4.4 cd, booted from SRM (BOOT DKA600), > then pressed return (when the system asked for it befor the kernel > starts) and then got the following message: > > unexpected machine check > mces=0x1 > vector=0x670 > param=0xfffffc000000606 > pc=0xfffffc00000537270 > ra=0xfffffc00000537268 > curproc=0 > > The document > > http://www.de.freebsd.org/releases/4.4R/hardware-alpha.html has a > section which I did not understand (and which might cause the above) > problems): > > options DEC_2100_A500 > > cpu EV4 #dependent on CPU model installed > > cpu EV5 #dependent on CPU model installed > > Is someone out there with some advice for me what to do next to get my > first freeBSD system to run? > > Thanks in advance > ---end of quoted text--- -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message