Hi,
On 6 December 2012 17:07, Antoine Jacoutot <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Just updated my Alpha to the latest snap (Dec 4th) using bsd.rd.
> Now the machine won't boot with...
Bummer.
> AlphaServer DS10L 466 MHz Console V7.3-1, Feb 27 2007 13:17:58
>>>>boot
> (boot dqa0.0.0.13.0 -flags 0)
> block 0 of dqa0.0.0.13.0 is a valid boot block
> reading 15 blocks from dqa0.0.0.13.0
> bootstrap code read in
> base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 1e00(7680)
> initializing HWRPB at 2000
> initializing page table at ff2c000
> initializing machine state
> setting affinity to the primary CPU
> jumping to bootstrap code
>
> halted CPU 0
>
> halt code = 2
> kernel stack not valid halt
> PC = 2000914
>>>>
>
> I'm no Alpha expert so I may miss something obvious...
Looks like a problem with the boot strap code as it does not look like
it tries to load the kernel. Try looking at installboot (8) after
booting the DS10 from alternative media.
Simon
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