6.0R-alpha ISOs - not bootable?

[Paul Baughman]

As a non-hardware/firmware/kernel  guy, I'm possibly just blowing 
smoke,  but could the SRM  or PALcode version differences cause this?  Of 
course, I'm not willing to 'upgrade' to a non-working configuration unless 
someone can give me assurance that I can get back, and explicit directions 
on how to do so...:)

Also, if Tillman is willing, we could exchange media and see if each 
other's media will boot the opposite machine.  That might either eliminate 
or confirm a bad media issue.  Tillman:  if you are interested, contact me 
offline: phb1 at psu.edu

Paul

At 10:38 PM 1/27/2006, Tillman Hodgson wrote:
>On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 08:05:38PM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:33:53AM -0500, Paul Baughman wrote..
> > > Wilko,
> > >
> > > Sorry for the delay.
> > >
> > > Here is a link to the SHOW CONF from my Lynx machine that boots the 6.0R
> > > CD.
> > > http://www.personal.psu.edu/~phb1/AS2100A-1.txt
> > >
> > > If there is anything else I can provide that might help out, let me know.
> >
> > Well, you have a typical Lynx config here.  An EV5 based box.  A
> > KZPSC / Mylex DAC960 backplane raid card.  A (useless to FreeBSD) KZPSA
> > fast-wide-differential SCSI HBA, probably had an external RAIDbox on it
> > at some point.  And a FastEthernet NIC, the DE500.
> >
> > The question now is what config the non-booting Lynx had.
>
>My apologies for the delay -- I've now strung a 50 foot serial line out
>to the garage where the 2100A now lives.
>
>P00>>>show dev
>dka0.0.0.2001.0            DKA0               SEAGATE ST32550W  8104
>dka600.6.0.2001.0          DKA600                        RRD45  1645
>dra0.0.0.2007.0            DRA0                5 Member RAID 5
>dva0.0.0.1000.0            DVA0                      RX26/RX23
>ewa0.0.0.2008.0            EWA0              00-00-F8-1E-E2-C1
>pka0.7.0.2001.0            PKA0                  SCSI Bus ID 7
>pkb0.7.0.7.0               PKB0                  SCSI Bus ID 7   R01   A12
>
>P00>>>sho conf
>                         Digital Equipment Corporation
>                            AlphaServer 2100A 4/233
>
>SRM Console V5.3-10             VMS PALcode V5.56-7, OSF PALcode
>V1.45-12
>
>Component       Status          Module ID
>CPU 0              P            B2020-BA DECchip (tm) 21064A-2
>CPU 1              P            B2020-BA DECchip (tm) 21064A-2
>CPU 2              P            B2020-BA DECchip (tm) 21064A-2
>CPU 3              P            B2020-BA DECchip (tm) 21064A-2
>Memory 2           P            B2022-FA 512 MB
>I/O                             B2222-AA
>                                 dva0.0.0.1000.0         RX26/RX23
>
>  Slot   Option                  Hose 0, Bus 0, PCI
>    2    Intel 82375                                     Bridge to Bus 1, EISA
>    3    DECchip 21050-AA                                Bridge to Bus 2, PCI
>    6    S3 Trio64/Trio32
>    7    DEC KZPSA               pkb0.7.0.7.0            SCSI Bus ID 7
>
>  Slot   Option                  Hose 0, Bus 1, EISA
>
>  Slot   Option                  Hose 0, Bus 2, PCI
>    1    NCR 53C810              pka0.7.0.2001.0         SCSI Bus ID 7
>                                 dka0.0.0.2001.0         SEAGATE ST32550W
>                                 dka600.6.0.2001.0       RRD45
>    7    Mylex DAC960            dra.0.0.2007.0
>                                 dra0.0.0.2007.0         5 Member RAID 5
>    8    DE500-AA Network Con    ewa0.0.0.2008.0         00-00-F8-1E-E2-C1
>
>(I removed the SCSI card for the DLT library a few months ago).
>
>-T
>
>
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>  stay afloat. The truth is, you can swim."
>     -- Robert Allen
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Paul Baughman
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