AS1200 Question

[Bernd Walter]

On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 02:42:18AM +0200, sp4rc wrote:
> > > has anyone been able to install FreeBSd 5.4 on a Alpha Server 1200? The
> > > bootprocess from cd hangs.
> > 
> > An AS1200 should run just fine.
> > At which point does it hang?
> > Complete boot messages would be great.
> 
> oh, sorry for that, after 17h infront of my terminal i became a bit
> forgetfully.
> 
> P00>>>boot dka500
> Initializing...
>   
>  SROM V3.0 on cpu0
> XSROM V6.0 on cpu0
> BCache testing complete on cpu0
> mem_pair0 -  256 MB 
> mem_pair1 -  256 MB 
> mem_pair2 -  256 MB 
> mem_pair3 -  256 MB 
> mem_pair4 -  256 MB 
> mem_pair5 -  256 MB 
> 20..21..23..
> please wait 54 seconds for T24 to complete
> 24..
> Memory testing complete on cpu0
> starting console on CPU 0
> sizing memory
>   0    256 MB DIMM
>   1    256 MB DIMM
>   2    256 MB DIMM
>   3    256 MB DIMM
>   4    256 MB DIMM
>   5    256 MB DIMM
> probing IOD1 hose 1 
>   bus 0 slot 1 - NCR 53C810
>   bus 0 slot 4 - QLogic ISP10X0
> probing IOD0 hose 0 
> PCI device in hose 0 slot 2 incorrectly decodes Type 1 configuration
> cycles,

Interesting.

> may interfere with subordinate PCI buses.
>   bus 0 slot 1 - PCEB
>     probing EISA Bridge, bus 1
>   bus 0 slot 2 - Digital 2T-PMPAA/Pixelwork

Please try without that card.
The problem, that the message shows, shouldn't be problem as long as
you don't try a bridged card in that hose, but it looks as if its the
only specific component that might have an influence at the early kernel
state.
Not shure about what kind of card it is - maybe it's not supported by
FreeBSD anyway.

>   bus 0 slot 4 - DECchip 21140-AA
> mouse test 4 failed
> configuring I/O adapters...
>   ncr0, hose 1, bus 0, slot 1
>   isp0, hose 1, bus 0, slot 4
>   floppy0, hose 0, bus 1, slot 0
>   tulip0, hose 0, bus 0, slot 4
> System temperature is 24 degrees C
> 
> AlphaServer 1200 Console V6.0-4, 10-MAY-2001 10:11:42
> 
> CPU 0 booting
[...]
> Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at 0xfffffc0000345de0...
> Copyright (c) 1992-2005 The FreeBSD Project.
> Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
>         The Regents of the University of California. All rights
> reserved.
> FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: Mon May  9 21:18:39 UTC 2005
>     root at ds10.freebie.xs4all.nl:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC

It hangs _very_ early.
It is before the PCI scan, but the graficcard still sounds like
a good candidate for problems.

> never mind about the -a flag, i have also tried without it...

FreeBSD ignores the -a flag -v for verbose booting may have been
iuntersting, but I doubt that there are much differences at this
stage.

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B.Walter                   BWCT                http://www.bwct.de
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