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List:       gentoo-alpha
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-alpha] AS 2000 4/233
From:       mathewt () lucent ! com
Date:       2005-05-04 13:46:18
Message-ID: 200505041346.JAA23053 () acrm402 ! wh ! lucent ! com
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> From yoswink@gentoo.org Wed May  4 08:37:29 2005
> 
> Hi mathew:
> 
> mathewt@lucent.com wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I have an old AlphaServer 2000 4/233 (dual CPU) that I am
> > trying to bring up on gentoo and was using the 2005.0 CD
> > (used to run NT before)
> > 
> > the problem I am facing is that once the kernel starts
> > to boot and recognizes the CPUs, it gets into some
> > type of issue and stops
> > 
> > has anyone got gentoo to boot on this HW ? This is also
> > known as machine type "Avanti" I believe and the generic
> > kernel is supposed ot be Ok from what I gather. I did
> > upgrade the SRM firmware to the latest available from
> > the HP/Dec site
> > 
> > 
> Mathew, what kernel have you used to boot 2005.0 install cd?
> 
> Default one is 2.6 serie kernel, have you tried 2.4 kernel?
> 
> To do this, is as easy as change in the handbook instructions the 
> command to launch kernel load:
> 
> "boot dqb0 -flags 1"
> 
> "-flags 1" instead of "-flags 0" will use 2.4 serie kernel.
> 

Jose,

thanks for the response

yes, I did try the 2.4 kernel also, but that seemed to go to a
lesser degree. the kernel starts to load, the screen blanks and
then its back to SRM console. I use 

"boot dka600 -flags 1" since that seems to be the CD here

the last messages on the screen are shown below

aboot: loading uncompressed /boot/gentoo-2.4...
aboot: loading compressed /boot/gentoo-2.4...
aboot: zero filling 662792 bytes at 0xfffffc0000841b00
aboot: loading initrd (1224426 bytes/1195 blocks) at 0xfffffc0007cf8000
uboot: starting kernel /boot/gentoo-2.4 with arguments  root=/dev/ram0 init=/linxrc \
looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs noudev devfs cdroot halted CPU 0
CPU 1 is not halted

halt code = 5
HALT instruction executed
PC = fffffc0000310068
P00>>>

the "uboot:" line seemed a little puzzling though (should be aboot: ?)

Brian,

thank you for your message too, I haven't yet tried an older
release kernel, but I will and post the results

once again thank you all for your help

regards, Mathew


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