On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 15:09 -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 13:30 -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > > I have an Alpha 2100 Sable (not 2100A model) Single or Dual (I can use > > either processor). I netboot using the boot.img from the Daily builds of > > 20041018 for Alpha. I used my on LAN mirror for the packages and > > ftp.us.debian.org. Both work well. > > > > I completely have 100% success, up until the point I try to boot from > > the Hard Drive. > > > [snip] > > I booted with this SRM command-line: > > > > boot dka0 -fi 2/vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-generic -fl ro root=/dev/sda3 > > > > And that is where it sat the whole weekend. > > Okay so, I am an idiot. I looked at the aboot.conf. It explained a > couple of things to me. Aboot is no longer the problem. aboot uses part3 > for storing config. > > Here is the current SRM boot* etc... settings: > > boot_dev dka0.0.0.1.0 > boot_file 2/vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-generic > boot_osflags initrd=initrd.img-2.4.27-1-generic ro root=/dev/sda3 > boot_reset OFF > bootdef_dev dka0.0.0.1.0 > > booted* do not matter. > > the command line looks like this, split for mail readers: > > P00>>boot dka0 -fi 2/vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-generic -fl \ > initrd=initrd.img-2.4.27-1-generic ro root=/dev/sda3 > > Now, I am getting to the point where I ask. > > I can't get the sym53c8xx.o module to work (from the above kernel) > something is amiss. > > Le-sigh... > > Going to try kernel-image-2.6.8-1-generic for alpha as well. Well, I loaded 2.6.8-1-generic as well. Works great up until the point where I am getting: sym0:0:0:M_REJECT to send for : 1-2-3-1. Scrolling a many many many times during the boot-up... when the machine gets to starting the baseconfig... it just hangs. I found a tidbit that should someone be able to turn debug on the SymBios card to "tiny" it would shut-up. found this should take care of it for sure. Just that I can't get to the machine to turn it off yet. echo "setdebug tiny" > /proc/scsi/sym53c8xx/0 At least, I am making headway. Anyone else have any considerations? -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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