6.0R-alpha ISOs - not bootable?

[Tillman Hodgson]

On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 12:31:20AM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 05:28:33PM -0600, Tillman Hodgson wrote..
> 
> > AlphaServer 2100A Console V5.3-10, built on Oct 16 1998 at 14:06:58
> 
>   	      ^^^^
<snip>
> > (boot dka600.6.0.2001.0 -flags A)
> > failed to open dka600.6.0.2001.0
> > 
> > I've tried both disc1 (shown) and bootonly. I've confirmed the SHA256
> > checksums on the downloaded images and I burned them using burncd on a
> > FreeBSD -current i386 box.
> > 
> > My older 6.0-beta5 CD boots fine (though as an older thread will show
> > actually doesn't noot *correctly* on 2100A machines, but that's a whole
> > other issue).
> > 
> > Is this a known issue? Does that ISO image work for other folks?
> 
> It does.  But support for the AS2100A 'Lynx' wasn't stellar in its best
> days, and apparantly it has gone downhill :(

It seems odd that that ability to even open the CD went away for 2100A
machines between beta5 and release. I was hoping for an /improvement/ as
it seems that the EISA detection was the only thing holding me back ;-)

What are other folks doing with their 2100As these days?

-T


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