Choi,

Is it possible for you to paste the output from the kernel starting up?
Something like what dmesg would show you?

What other cards do you have in your 2100? I had issues booting Linux on my
2100 4/275, because I have a ZXLp-E3 video card which Linux doesn't support.
I just hung, with no error message, when initializing the card. 

So if you could give us a full list of the hardware you have, and any output
from the kernel, up to where it hangs, maybe we can see something you're not
picking up on

Collin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CHOI Junho [mailto:cjh@kr.FreeBSD.org]
> Sent: Thursday, 16 May 2002 2:13 PM
> To: port-alpha@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: netboot 1.5ZC on AS2100
> 
> 
> 
> For more information:
> 
>   - I can run FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE installer, but I can't install on
>     disk. FreeBSD doesn't support EISA Mylex RAID driver(but NetBSD
>     does).
>   - In this system, Digital Unix 4.0E is already installed and work,
>     so I expect there is no hardware problem preventing installation.
> 
> Please give me some hints!
> 
> From: CHOI Junho <cjh@kr.FreeBSD.org>
> Subject: netboot 1.5ZC on AS2100
> Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 19:13:02 +0900 (KST)
> 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I tried to netboot my Alphaserver 2100(Model 4/200, 128MB 
> RAM, 2G HDD)
> > with 1.5ZC snapshot on FTP...
> > 
> > First try: (failed)
> > 
> >  - 1.5ZC snapshot
> >  - tftp, nfs server setup on 211.44.63.162
> >  - I followed INSTALL.html document.
> >  - netboot(from 1.5ZC) is copied to boot.netbsd.alpha
> >  - bootp/tftpboot server is FreeBSD-current
> >  - netboot failed with 'kernel stack not valid halt'
> > 
> > Second try: (failed)
> > 
> >  - 1.5ZC snapshot, netboot from 1.5.2
> >  - netbsd.gz is 1.5ZC
> >  - netboot seems to be OK, but kernel boot hangs without notice.
> > 
> > Third try:
> > 
> >  - 1.5.2 release
> >  - kernel stops with the following message:
> >    
> >    Support for system type 9 is not present in the kernel.
> >    Please build a kernel with "options DEC_2100_A500" and reboot.
> > 
> >    panic: platform not configured
> > 
> >    Stopped at      0xfffffc000053f064:     ret    zero,(ra)
> >    db>
> 
> --
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