Subject: How does one install boot blocks on NetBSD/alpha?
To: None <port-alpha@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 05/27/1997 12:19:55
I was able to install the latest snapshot on a SCSI disk, but when I
try to boot it, it tells me there are no valid boot blocks. But when
I try to install boot blocks with disklabel, disklabel doesn't
recognize the -B flag. Does anybody know what I'm doing wrong?
_MelloN_
>>>show config
Digital AlphaPC 164 466 MHz
SRM Console V4.5-14 VMS PALcode V1.18-8, OSF PALcode V1.21-8
DECchip (tm) 21164A-1
DECchip (tm) 21171 CIA ASIC Pass 3
MEMORY
128 Meg of system memory
PCI Bus
Bus 00 Slot 05: DECchip 21140 Network Controller
ewa0.0.0.5.0 00-00-F8-02-79-50
Bus 00 Slot 07: DECchip 21140 Network Controller
ewb0.0.0.7.0 00-00-F8-00-7F-03
Bus 00 Slot 08: Intel 82378IB PCI to ISA Bridge
Bus 00 Slot 09: NCR 53C810 Scsi Controller
pka0.7.0.9.0 SCSI Bus ID 7
dka0.0.0.9.0 SEAGATE ST32155N
ISA
Slot Device Name Type Enabled BaseAddr IRQ DMA
0
0 MOUSE Embedded Yes 60 12
1 KBD Embedded Yes 60 1
2 COM1 Embedded Yes 3f8 4
3 COM2 Embedded Yes 2f8 3
4 LPT1 Embedded Yes 3bc 7
5 FLOPPY Embedded Yes 3f0 6 2
>>>boot dka0
(boot dka0.0.0.9.0 -flags 0)
block 0 of dka0.0.0.9.0 is not a valid boot block
bootstrap failure
>>>