From: geoff@collyer.net
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Alpha bootloader "kernel stack not valid"
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:15:50 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c57a535f07a00357bfb41770d50cba1b@collyer.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060223073007.GA32767@slash.bytex64.net>
Hmm. My impression is that Alpha systems were built much more as
complete systems (as were Vaxen) than as the grab-bag of components
that PCs tend be. I did a little work at getting the 83815 and 82557
ether drivers to run before my Alpha died, and eventually I realised
that SRM probably wouldn't be able to tftp boot through them.
I'd start by replacing the 82559 with a 2114x. Mine is a DE-500 but
you might be able to find Netgear FA310s (not 311s), which should work
too.
What's in your /alpha/conf file? Mine was:
bootfile=/alpha/9apccpu
ether0=type=2114x 100BASE-TXFD
scsi0=type=ata
What's your /lib/ndb entry for the alpha? Mine was:
ip=216.240.55.174 sys=alpha sys=α dom=alpha.collyer.net
ether=0000f81fb442 # de-500ba (21143); original ether card
bootf=/alpha/bootalphapc
It might be revealing to install and boot a BSD or Linux and see if it
runs correctly.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-02-23 8:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-23 4:55 cblack1
2006-02-23 6:57 ` geoff
2006-02-23 7:30 ` cblack1
2006-02-23 8:15 ` geoff [this message]
2006-02-23 9:19 ` cblack1
2006-02-23 9:40 ` geoff
2006-02-23 9:48 ` cblack1
2006-02-23 16:25 ` LiteStar numnums
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