Re: Boot failure on 3100/95

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:33:41 +0000
Miod Vallat <[email protected]> wrote:

> > I'm trying to install 4.0 on a MicroVAX 3100/95. The installation
> > process appeared to run smoothly but I'm having a problem booting
> > the installed system from local disk. The console output is:

> It looks like you are using a wide scsi disk behind a wide-to-narrow
> converter. Thus, I am supposing this disk is not the disk which was in
> the machine when you received it.
> 
> Have you tried with a regular narrow disk? Does it work better? The
> PROM might not be able to talk to your drive correctly.

Yes, it's a wide disk with an adaptor. I had assumed that if the install
kernel found the disk then it would be OK but it seems that it is not
that simple. Tonight I re-installed on the original disk (an RZ26L) and
that boots with no problems. I guess OpenBSD can handle the wide disk
but the DEC boot prom cannot. The original RZ26L is noisy, and only 1GB,
so I'll have to look out for another 50 pin drive.

Thanks,
George