Subject: RE: Boot loader on a VAX 4000/200
To: 'J. Buck Caldwell' <buckaroo@igps.org>
From: Lindgren, Jon <jlindgren@espus.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 09/09/1999 10:26:34
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> > This might be a bug in the mopd. I never got such a thing
> > in the mop-phase. Got problems in getting bootparams every
> > second time, but mopd always worked. It's running under
> > Linux here.
>
> I've experienced the same problem with the mopd, also running
> 1.3.2-vax (I think - the last formal 1.3 release, not snapshot).
> If run in fg mode, it would show the first request, then just
> sit there for a while. If you halt the machine you're trying to
> boot, and try again, it will operate correctly. Just fails on
> the first attempted boot after loading mopd.
Exactly what I saw on my alpha. Pity - I was hoping it was brought on by 64
bits...
Anyone else here run into the same problem using mopd on a NetBSD machine?
Perhaps it's a 1.3.x thang - I haven't checked for prs...
-Jon Lindgren
"My employer apologizes for their love of markup."
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> > This might be a bug in the mopd. I never got such a thing </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > in the mop-phase. Got problems in getting bootparams every</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > second time, but mopd always worked. It's running under</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Linux here.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I've experienced the same problem with the mopd, also running </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 1.3.2-vax (I think - the last formal 1.3 release, not snapshot).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> If run in fg mode, it would show the first request, then just</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> sit there for a while. If you halt the machine you're trying to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> boot, and try again, it will operate correctly. Just fails on</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the first attempted boot after loading mopd.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Exactly what I saw on my alpha. Pity - I was hoping it was brought on by 64 bits...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Anyone else here run into the same problem using mopd on a NetBSD machine?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Perhaps it's a 1.3.x thang - I haven't checked for prs...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-Jon Lindgren</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> "My employer apologizes for their love of markup."</FONT>
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