I don't think it's locked up. Have you tried typing in "vt220" at
the prompt? Don't forget the -a flag for the Multia to boot multi-user...

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-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Bruce Ediger [mailto:eballen1@qwest.net]
-> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 12:59 PM
-> To: port-alpha@netbsd.org
-> Subject: Multia netbooting NetBSD 1.5 troubles
-> 
-> 
-> I've got a Multia (166MHz Alpha CPU, 32 Mb memory), firmware version
-> 3.5-7 according to the "ARC" thing, I think that SRM said something
-> similar.  Currently, the Multia runs Red Hat 5.0 (Linux 
-> kernel 2.0.30),
-> so I'm pretty sure that all the hardware works.  I booted RH 5.0
-> after trying to get NetBSD 1.5 going, so I haven't fubared 
-> anything too
-> bad.
-> 
-> Thanks to the NetBSD documentation, and R.C Dowdeswell's web page
-> that lets you create an appropriate 2nd stage boot file, I can get
-> the Multia to load a NetBSD 1.5 kernel.  But the kernel stalls during
-> its own internal start up.  Both the "instkernel" and the regular,
-> GENERIC 1.5 kernel give the same sort of message and behavior.
-> 
-> Both kernels say "stray isa irq 4" and then appear to lock up.
-> 
-> How do I fix this?
-> 
-> The last few lines (from the serial port I was using to get 
-> the Multia to
-> netboot) from the NetBSD "instkernel" always look like this:
-> 
-> -------
-> ...
-> com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
-> com0: console
-> com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3: ns16550a, working fifo
-> pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x64
-> lpt0 at isa0 port 0x3bc-0x3bf irq 7
-> fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2
-> fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB, 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
-> mcclock0 at isa0 port 0x70-0x71: mc146818 or compatible
-> stray isa irq 3
-> stray isa irq 4
-> scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
-> de0: enabling 10baseT port
-> md0: internal 4650K image area
-> root on md0a dumps on md0b
-> WARNING: clock gained 7506 days -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
-> root file system type: ffs
-> stray isa irq 4
-> Terminal type? [stray isa irq 4
-> ------
-> 
-> The NetBSD 1.5 kernel appears to lock up right when it wants 
-> to know what
-> terminal I have attached to the serial port.
-> 
-> I'm using a SPARCStation 10 to run "bootpd", "tftpd" and 
-> serve up "instkernel"
-> via NFS.  I get much the same behavior from the Multia if I 
-> set up the SS-10
-> with a whole client filesystem. The GENERIC kernel ends up 
-> appearing to
-> lock up in much the same manner:
-> 
-> -------
-> ...
-> pcmcia0 at pcic0 controller 0 socket 0
-> pcmcia1 at pcic0 controller 0 socket 1
-> stray isa irq 3
-> stray isa irq 4
-> scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
-> de0: enabling 10baseT port
-> pcic0: controller 0 detecting irqs with mask 0xdeb8:..5..15
-> pcic0: using irq 5 for socket events
-> root on de0
-> nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
-> nfs_boot: BOOTP server: 10.0.0.2
-> nfs_boot: my_name=stratigery
-> nfs_boot: my_addr=10.0.0.5
-> nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
-> nfs_boot: gateway=10.0.0.1
-> root on mystic:/mnt/d/boot.alpha
-> WARNING: clock gained 7304 days -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
-> root file system type: nfs
-> stray isa irq 4
-> /etc/rc.conf is stray isa irq 4
-> ------
->