Subject: Re: Boot failure on AS2100
Jay.Estabrook@digital.com
Date: Tue Nov 02 1999 - 15:18:50 PST
>>> Peter Rival said:
>
> Anyone seen this before? It's on a 3-CPU AS2100 (I checked, it's a
> straight 2100, not a 2100a). Same results on RH6.0 CD, generic boot
> disk, and some of Jay's boot disk images. Has anyone gotten a 2100 to
> boot (preferably under SRM)? Thanks!
>
>
> P00>>>b dva0 -fi vmlinux.gz -fl "root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1"
> (boot dva0.0.0.1000.0 -file vmlinux.gz -flags root=/dev/fd0
> load_ramdisk=1)
> block 0 of dva0.0.0.1000.0 is a valid boot block
> reading 172 blocks from dva0.0.0.1000.0
> bootstrap code read in
> base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 15800
> initializing HWRPB at 2000
> initializing page table at 17ff0000
> initializing machine state
> setting affinity to the primary CPU
> jumping to bootstrap code
> a
> halted CPU 0
>
>
> halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = 200005c4
> P00>>>
Yes, I've seen this; you booted from serial console, right?
Apparently "aboot" has trouble on some boxes when being run from serial
console.
Try sticking a VGA/keyboard on there and trying again from there...
--Jay++
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