Re: Can't get Alpha to boot...

[Gianluca Bonetti <gianluca.bonetti%gmail.com@localhost>]

2010/3/9 John Klos <john%ziaspace.com@localhost>:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to get an AlphaStation 4000 set up with NetBSD. I'm using a
> NetBSD 5.0.2 CD, which works fine, but regardless of whether I let the
> installer do the installing or I newfs and untargzip then installboot
> myself, it won't boot. Am I missing something?
>
> Here are the SRM settings:
>
>>>> boot dka0
>
> (boot dka0.0.0.6.0 -flags a)
> failed to open dka0.0.0.6.0

Hello John

I think that you have a bootloader problem.
Is the bootloader installed properly?

Also, boot as:
>>> BOOT DKA0 -FLAGS 0

Or
>>> SET BOOT_OSFLAGS 0
>>> BOOT DKA0

Try this and let me know.

Bye
gl