As long as it's just a regular SCSI device you shouldn't have to much
trouble.
--rdp
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Earlier response was about the new SRM code. However, I do have a SCSI CD-ROM
> changer (NEC 7-disk unit, don't have immediate access, so I can't give the model
> number), do you know if that will work as a boot system?
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> Rich Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/27/2000 09:56:45 AM
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> To: Jeffry Smith/CORP/HPHC@HPHC
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> Subject: Re: Alpha Linux / Red Hat install
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> On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > The configuration is:
> > Linuxmall (cheap) version of RH6.1 for Alpha that I'm installing on a "noname"
> > (axpci33) system, with the following configuration:
> > IDE CDROM
> > IDE hard drive (10GB, unformatted currently)
> > SRM Version X4.1-1955 Jun 13 1995 06:33:10
> > Devices (from show device command):
> > DVA0
> > PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7
> > I boot with the SRM command "Boot DVA0", the system accesses the
> > CD-ROM, mentions aboot, says "assuming boot /dev/fd0", boots from the
> > floppy
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> Right dva0 is the SRM name for the floppy, you're booting via floppy and
> not CD-ROM. PKA0 is the scsi controller, the first piece of bad news is
> that even if you get RH installed on your IDE drive, you won't be able to
> boot from that IDE drive as SRM does not reckognize it, there should be a
> dqa0 and dqa1 for the disk and ROM drive.
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> >(generic.img from the CD-ROM), asks for the ramdisk floppy
> > (ramdisk.img from the CD-ROM), then comes up in the standard Red Hat
> > text setup display. After asking about language & keyboard, it asks
> > for the type of CD-ROM, with two choices: "SCIS" and "Other".
> > Regardless of which I choose, I get a blank list of choices, and
> > choosing "OK" drops me back to the CD-ROM choice menu.
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> > I've held off with the SCSI for the moment, as I want to get the system
> working
> > standalone before I hook it up to the SCSI tower I have, since I planned to
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> > it boot off the internal systems. This will be one of three systems that I
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> > to cluster. My idea was to get one working, clone the setup, then start
> > building the cluster.
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> OK, if you have a SCSI cd-rom use it! The IDE controllers on these things
> are horrible, the axpPCI33 is basically the same as the Multia, only with
> more expansion slots (I think).
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> There is a newer SRM at:
> ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/v5.6/decaxppci33/
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> though no guarantees that will see the IDE devices either.
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> --rdp
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> > Rich Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/26/2000 09:36:13 PM
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> > Subject: Re: Alpha Linux / Red Hat install
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> > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote:
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> > > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Jeffry Smith wrote:
> > > > After asking about language & keyboard, it asks for the type of CD-ROM,
> > > > with two choices: "SCIS" and "Other". Regardless of which I choose, I
> > > > get a blank list of choices, and choosing "OK" drops me back to the CD-ROM
> > > > choice menu.
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> > Sorry, missed the original message. What type of Alpha was this? and which
> > version of RH (6.1 ?). I know that 6.0 has an updated ramdisk, don't think
> > 6.1 has an updated Alpha image, at least I can only fine i386.
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> > > That really seems like a bug in Red Hat's installer. Are there updates
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> > > the floppy disk images available on Red Hat's FTP site? I know there are
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> > > Intel.
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> > > It has been a long time since I played with Alpha/Linux, but I remember a
> > > lot of shenanigans with different boot images. There were frequently two
> > > alternatives for each motherboard design, sometimes more, and the one that
> > > would seem correct according to the docs often was not. If that is still
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> > > case, you might want to try a few other images.
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> > All changed, we now use a generic image that will boot just about every
> > Alpha out there. I think the platform specific boot images may still exist
> > in 6.1 but I've had no problems with the generic (on about 7 didn't
> > types).
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> > > Another thing that may have changed since but that I had to deal with was
> > > that kernel modules on the Alpha were rather unstable, and the recommended
> > > wisdom was to compile the SCSI drivers in statically. If that is still the
> > > case, you will want to watch the boot messages to make sure your SCSI
> > > controller was identified properly and all the devices probed.
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> > The Alpha RH boot kernel has the popular SCSI controllers already compiled
> > in (Adaptec, SYM53c8xx, Qlogic ISP) cause we don't have the use of initrd
> > (at least RH 6.1 doesn't). Other than that modules are fine. What's this
> > SCSI ROM connected to? Don't say an ISA SCSI card!
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> > > Try switching virtual consoles ([ALT]+[F2], etc.) to see if any error
> > > messages are being emitted.
> > >
> > > > Suggestions? Should I grab the Debian Alpha?
> > >
> > > A different distro will have a different set of bugs in their installer,
> so
> > > that might be a way to work around this one.
> >
> > Well, Slink has it's own problem, mainly that it's now somewhat outdated,
> > and potato isn't released yet, so you may be opening yourself up for more
> > problems than you already have. (Mainly what I'm getting at with slink in
> > the use of 2.0.38, the 2.0 kernels are OK on Alpha but you'll do much
> > better with a 2.2).
> >
> > Have you checked things like termination? and are you manually setting the
> > SCSI ID or using some auto assignment (in the case of the later, Don't!).
> >
> > --rdp
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> > Rich Payne
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