Your problem is that a SparcStation isn't an Alpha.  Get NetBSD/sparc.

Chuck


On Sun, 24 May 1998, Michael G. Schabert wrote:

>     <NOTE: This is being sent to both
>     port-mac68k@NetBSD.org as well as port-alpha@NetBSD.org>
> 
> Hi there NetBSDers,
> I recently obtained a SparcStation with no software (actually, no hard
> drive) to play with. I wish to put NetBSD/Alpha onto it, & tried
> downloading the floppy disk image from the NetBSD site. The one from the
> 1.3.1 distribution died in the primary boot with this:
> jumping to entry point
> 
> halted CPU 0
> 
> halt code = 2
> 
> kernel stack not valid halt
> 
> PC = 0
> 
> & then went back to the >>> prompt.
> 
> 
> My next attempt was to use my Mac to get a hard drive ready for
> NetBSD/Alpha. I tried using MKFS to give it 2 partitions, a 1 Gig Root/Usr,
> and a 70 MB Swap on a Quantum Fireball 1080s. I then used the installer
> from NetBSD/Mac68k to install the alpha distribution onto the drive.
> Everything worked OK, & I got everything installed, so I shoved the drive
> into the AlphaStation & tried to boot. Unfortunately, it told me that the
> hard drive had incorrect boot blocks.
> 
> Then I tried a more current (install13E.fs), and it got farther, as it hit
> secondary boot:
> secondary boot (gave email addie of whoever wrote that portion, as well as
> date. It was like the very end of April, but I didn't write it down)
> 
> Loading netbsd
> 
> file not found
> 
> loading netbsd.gz
> 
> 3815416+175336 [85
> 
> 
> After that, it flashed 2 lines on the screen that I couldn't make out, then
> it blanked out the screen with just an underscore at the bottom of the
> screen. The floppy light was off, the HDD light was out, & keyboard did
> nothing.
> 
> Any clues would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to make this a headless
> server, doing IPnat and various un*x services.
> 
> Thank you,
> Mike
> 
> ps if there's a more correct addie for me to send this to, it would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Bikers don't *DO* taglines.
> 
> 
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