Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:31:20 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.0R-alpha ISOs - not bootable? Message-ID: <20060107233120.GA556@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20060107232833.GA53165@seekingfire.com> References: <20060107232833.GA53165@seekingfire.com>
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On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 05:28:33PM -0600, Tillman Hodgson wrote.. > Here's the complete boot attempt: > > Testing the System > Testing the Disks (read only) > Testing the Network > AlphaServer 2100A Console V5.3-10, built on Oct 16 1998 at 14:06:58 ^^^^ > (boot dka600.6.0.2001.0 -flags A) > failed to open dka600.6.0.2001.0 > > I've tried both disc1 (shown) and bootonly. I've confirmed the SHA256 > checksums on the downloaded images and I burned them using burncd on a > FreeBSD -current i386 box. > > My older 6.0-beta5 CD boots fine (though as an older thread will show > actually doesn't noot *correctly* on 2100A machines, but that's a whole > other issue). > > Is this a known issue? Does that ISO image work for other folks? It does. But support for the AS2100A 'Lynx' wasn't stellar in its best days, and apparantly it has gone downhill :( -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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