Re: Machine Check when booting dqa0?

Hi Wilko,
        I'm using a PC164 with a 500Mhz 21164A.

>>>show config
                        Digital AlphaPC 164 500 MHz

SRM Console:    V5.5-1
PALcode:        OpenVMS PALcode V1.21-9, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.23-8

SROM Revision: UNKNOWN
Alpha 21164A-2
DECchip (tm) 21172 CIA ASIC Pass 3

Thanks,
Josh

On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Wilko Bulte wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 01:43:10AM -0500, Josh Tolbert wrote:
>
> Inquiring minds would like to know what Alpha model you use..
>
> > Hi again,
> >     I've managed to get FreeBSD installed (twice) on two separate IDE
> > drives. Unfortunately, when I go to boot the IDE drives, I get a Machine
> > Check halt. I'm not sure why I'm having a problem booting from the drive,
> > cause FreeBSD installs to the drive just fine.
> >     Both drives are WDs (ugh, I don't like WDs, but it's what I had
> > laying around) of the 3.2G and 6.4G variety. The device (dqa0) shows up
> > along with the CD-ROM drive when I do a "show devices," but there's no
> > device model number or name like the CD-ROM's entry has.
> >     I'm going to try moving the hard drive to the secondary channel
> > and using the CD-ROM on the primary channel to see if that makes any
> > difference, but I'm open to other suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Josh
> >
> >
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