alphaserver 4100 stops om boot

[Matthew X. Economou]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-alpha at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> alpha at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of marrandy
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 11:22 AM
> 
> OK - please explain to me how I can retrieve the information with
> the exact description when it hasn't fully booted yet

Thankfully, this isn't too difficult, but you will need a second
computer and a null modem cable.  On the Alpha, unplug the keyboard and
plug the null modem cable into the first serial port.  On the second
computer, install your favorite terminal emulator (I like TeraTerm) and
plug the other end of the null modem connector into a free serial port.
Start the terminal emulator, enable logging, and start the Alpha.
Eventually, the Alpha's firmware should realize that the graphical
console isn't connected and switch automatically to the serial port.

Save the log file, post it to a web site, and link to it here.  Or, if
it is brief (say, less than 20 lines), post the contents of the boot log
directly.

Best wishes,
Matthew

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