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> From [email protected] Wed May 4 08:37:29 2005
>
> Hi mathew:
>
> [email protected] 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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