Bug#240575: marked as done (installation-reports: Fails to boot on Alpha)
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From: Craig Small <csmall@debian.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: installation-reports: Fails to boot on Alpha
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Package: installation-reports
Version: beta 3
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
I tried the beta 3 CD on my alpha, it doesn't boot.
Here is what happens from the SRM console, the command I used was
"boot dqb"
(boot dqb1.1.1.208.0 -flags 0)
block 0 of dqb1.1.1.208.0 is a valid boot block
reading 171 blocks from dqb1.1.1.208.0
bootstrap code read in
vase = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 15600
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at ffee000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code
aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloaded version 0.9b
aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 1.23
aboot: booting from device 'IDE 0 208 1 1 1 0 0'
cb_open: failed IDE 0 208 1 1 1 0 0, dqb1.1.1.208.0
aboot: unable to open boot device 'IDE 0 208 1 1 1 0 0': c000000000000000
aboot: kernel load failed (-1)
halted CPU 0
halt code = 5
HALT instruction executed
PC = 2000005c
boot failure
>>>
>>> show device
dqa0.0.0.108.0 DQA0 IBM-DTLA -307030 TX4OA50C
dqb1.1.1.208.0 DQB1 ATAPI CD -ROM DRIVE 50X M G5CL
dva0.0.0.0.0 DVA0
CPU info:
cpu : Alpha
cpu model : PCA56
cpu variation : 7
cpu revision : 0
cpu serial number :
system type : EB164
system variation : SX164
system revision : 0
system serial number :
cycle frequency [Hz] : 533333333
timer frequency [Hz] : 1024.00
page size [bytes] : 8192
phys. address bits : 40
max. addr. space # : 127
BogoMIPS : 1059.80
kernel unaligned acc : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
user unaligned acc : 1276 (pc=120003be0,va=120018e44)
platform string : Digital AlphaPC 164SX 533 MHz
cpus detected : 1
lspci info
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5434-8 [Alpine] (rev fc)
00:07.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74)
00:08.0 ISA bridge: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
00:08.1 IDE interface: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
00:08.2 IDE interface: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
00:08.3 USB Controller: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1370 [AudioPCI]
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 2.2
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: alpha
Kernel: Linux 2.4.24
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
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From: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
To: Craig Small <csmall@enc.com.au>
Cc: 240575-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#240575: installation-reports: Fails to boot on Alpha
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On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 12:19:11AM +1000, Craig Small wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 09:52:21PM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > I've configured my CD ROM as a slave drive on the IDE bus, and it still
> > boots the d-i CDs just fine. Did any of the other ideas in my previous
> > email pan out?
> The one about changing CDROMs worked fine.
> I first tried my Potato! CD-Rs because I know they work with that
> computer because that's how I built it in the first place.
> The got to aboot but then couldn't find the image.
> I replaced the CDROM, d-i booted fine. So as far as this particular
> "bug" is concerned you can close it or do whatever is you want with it.
Ok, closed then. :)
Thanks,
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Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer
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