Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 01:44:41 -0500 From: Brodie <bsdml@comphydro.com> To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.2 fails to boot (kernel) from CD Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001201014152.02ce17b0@blitz.dreamhost.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011292318400.79439-100000@beppo.feral.com> References: <200011300614.XAA06412@usr08.primenet.com>
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For completeness, I was able to install from the CD after booting from floppies. (on Server3305 (AS800) with SRM v5.5-78) Haven't tried the new ISO (with new cdboot). -Brodie At 02:20 AM 11/30/00, Matthew Jacob wrote: >Thanks, Terry, for clarifying. I thought I was clear, but I guess I was >speaking in code. > >At an rate, David O'Brien has already confirmed that the cdboot was broken,= so >unless you re-burn a CD after today, please build the two floppies= (kern.flp >&& mfsroot.flp) from the CD and boot kern.flp (boot dva0) instead. > >On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > > > I have problems with the 4.2 iso for Alpha and I can=B4t > > > > boot from CD. After boot dka400 everything works fine > > > > until: > > > > > > > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for > > > > command promt. > > > > Booting [kernel]... > > > > / > > > > > > > > Well ... here it hangs. Version 4.1 has no problems and > > > > the CD seems to be ok. Anyway, I have burned it with > > > > two different programms and then got the image a second > > > > time. No difference. I am running an Alpha Station500. > > > > Anyone equal experience ? > > > > > > Umm.... Have you tried the boot floppies? > > > > Klaus: > > > > He is asking you to do a problem determination as to whether > > this is actually a CDROM specific problem, or a problem with > > 4.2 on your system. > > > > (Just in case it looked like he was telling you to use the > > floppies instead of the CDROM for no good reason, which is > > how it looked to me, the first time I read it). > > > > So even if it's a pain, if you can try the floppies, it will > > give him information on where to look for your problem. > > > > > > Terry Lambert > > terry@lambert.org > > --- > > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > > or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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