Hello everybody, I'm new to the debian distribution and therefore new to the list, as well. Currently, I'm trying to install debian linux on my Alphaserver ES80 Model 1 (somehow in that configuration equal to the ES47). From former posts in mailing lists, I sensed that other users have successfully installed debian on such systems. In my case, the loading of the linux-kernel and the configuraiton unfortunately gets stuck at one point and I can' figure out, why. Maybe somebody on the list can give some hints. I used and ISO-image of debian 5.05 (alpha-port).
Below is the console output. It starts with the initalisation of the machine itself (SRM-outputs), so that its configuration is seen. The system stops at "Using epoch = 2000". I tried to obtain more information using the option boot_debug=2, but it didn't help. There's no graphics option installed, just a Gigabit fiber NIC (DEGPA-SA). [2010/07/26 17:12:18] ~PCO-I-(pco_00) Diagnostics completed on HP: Default_HP [2010/07/26 17:12:18] ~PCO-I-(pco_00) HP:Default_HP SP:Default_SP Primary is NS:0 EW:0 which is cab:00 drw:0 cpu:0 Running test 50, Loop on Secondary Routine ... on 1 EV7s (SP:Default_SP) [2010/07/26 17:12:18] ~PCO-I-(pco_00) Loading SRM on Primary for HP: Default_HP, SP: Default_SP. Running test 50, Loop on Secondary Routine ... on 0 EV7s (SP:Free_Pool) starting console on CPU 0 initialized idle PCB initializing semaphores initializing heap initial heap 700c0 memory low limit = 556000 heap = 700c0, 1fffc0 initializing driver structures initializing idle process PID initializing file system initializing timer data structures lowering IPL CPU 0 speed is 1000 MHz create dead_eater create poll create timer create powerup entering idle loop access NVRAM Get Partition DB hpcount = 1, spcount = 2, ev7_count = 2, io7_count = 1 hard_partition = 0 IO7-100 (Pass 3) at PID 0 IO7 North port speed is 166 MHz Hose 0 - 33 MHz PCI Hose 1 - 33 MHz PCI Hose 2 - 33 MHz PCI Hose 3 - 4X AGP 0 sub-partition 0: start:00000000 00000000 size:00000001 00000000 PID 0 console memory base: 0, 4 GB 1 sub-partition 0: start:00000004 00000000 size:00000000 80000000 PID 1 memory: 400000000, 2 GB total memory, 6 GB probe I/O subsystem probing hose 0, PCI probing hose 1, PCI probing hose 2, PCI do not use secondary IDE channel on CMD controller bus 0, slot 1 -- pka -- Adaptec AIC-7892 bus 0, slot 2 -- dqa -- CMD 649 PCI-IDE bus 0, slot 3, function 0 -- usba -- USB bus 0, slot 3, function 1 -- usbb -- USB bus 0, slot 3, function 2 -- usbc -- USB bus 0, slot 3, function 3 -- usbd -- USB probing hose 3, PCI starting drivers Starting secondary CPU 1 at address 400030000 initializing GCT/FRU.... at 556000 Initializing dqa pka AlphaServer Console V7.3-1, built on Feb 27 2007 at 12:48:34 P00>>>boot dqa0 (boot dqa0.0.0.2.2 -flags a) block 0 of dqa0.0.0.2.2 is a valid boot block reading 159 blocks from dqa0.0.0.2.2 bootstrap code read in base = f80000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 13e00(81408) initializing HWRPB at 10000 GCT base = 556000 initializing page table at f6a000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloader version 0.9b aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 2.8 aboot: booting from device 'IDE 2 2 0 0 0 0 0' aboot: no disklabel found. iso: Max size:330721 Log zone size:2048 iso: First datazone:52 Root inode number 106496 aboot: could not find default config `a' Welcome to aboot 0.9b Commands: h, ? Display this message q Halt the system and return to SRM p 1-8 Look in partition <num> for configuration/kernel l List preconfigured kernels d <dir> List directory <dir> in current filesystem b <file> <args> Boot kernel in <file> (- for raw boot) i <file> Use <file> as initial ramdisk with arguments <args> 0-9 Boot preconfiguration 0-9 (list with 'l') aboot> l 0:boot/vmlinuz ramdisk_size=15606 initrd=/boot/initrd.gz root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall 1:boot/vmlinuz ramdisk_size=15606 initrd=/boot/initrd.gz root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall console=ttyS0 2:boot/vmlinuz ramdisk_size=15606 initrd=/boot/initrd.gz root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall console=ttyS1 aboot> b boot/vmlinuz ramdisk_size=15606 initrd=/boot/initrd.gz root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall console=srm aboot: loading uncompressed boot/vmlinuz... aboot: loading compressed boot/vmlinuz... aboot: zero-filling 854600 bytes at 0xfffffc0001680b08 aboot: loading initrd (5074717 bytes/4955 blocks) at 0xfffffc047fa26000 aboot: starting kernel boot/vmlinuz with arguments ramdisk_size=15606 root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall console=srm [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.26-2-alpha-generic (Debian 2.6.26-23) (da...@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 Sun Jun 13 05:25:48 UTC 2010 [ 0.000000] console [srm0] enabled [ 0.000000] Booting GENERIC on Marvel variation Marvel/EV7 using machine vector MARVEL/EV7 from SRM [ 0.000000] Major Options: MAGIC_SYSRQ [ 0.000000] Command line: ramdisk_size=15606 root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall console=srm [ 0.000000] memcluster 0, usage 1, start 0, end 1984 [ 0.000000] memcluster 1, usage 0, start 1984, end 524288 [ 0.000000] memcluster 2, usage 1, start 2097152, end 2097212 [ 0.000000] memcluster 3, usage 0, start 2097212, end 2359296 [ 0.000000] freeing pages 1984:2048 [ 0.000000] freeing pages 2988:524288 [ 0.000000] freeing pages 2097212:2359296 [ 0.000000] reserving pages 2988:3024 [ 0.000000] Initial ramdisk at: 0xfffffc047fa26000 (5074717 bytes) [ 0.000000] Found an IO7 at PID 0 [ 0.000000] Initializing IO7 at PID 0 [ 0.000000] FIXME: disabling master aborts [ 0.000000] FIXME: disabling master aborts [ 0.000000] FIXME: disabling master aborts [ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 2343168 [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: ramdisk_size=15606 root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall console=srm [ 0.000000] Initializing interrupts for IO7 at PE 0 - base 10 [ 0.000000] Interrupts reported to CPU at PE 0 [ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 32768 bytes) [ 0.000000] Using epoch = 2000 Hope, that somebody can help me with that. Would be nice, to have a debian distribution (SMP-kernel) installed on it. Best regards, Pierre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre's collection of classic computers : http://classic-computing.dyndns.org/