> Hello, I have AlphaServer DS25 here. You're a lucky man!
> According to http://www.openbsd.org/alpha.html it is an unsupported machines. Indeed. None of the developers have access to such a machine. > P00>>>boot eia0.0.0.8.0 -file bsd (uncompressed bsd.rd) [...] > jumping to bootstrap code > > halted CPU 0 > > halt code = 2 > kernel stack not valid halt > PC = 0 > boot failure > P00>>> On these systems (as well as other *5 and *7 systems), the memory footprint of the SRM firmware is much larger than on older alpha systems, and the kernel overwrites the SRM image in memory, which causes the behaviour you've seen. > So, maybe, is there any chance to get it up & running? By relinking the kernel at a higher address and teaching it to handle this machine as a DS20, hardware-wise, it might work to some extent, and then the Linux code can be used a reference to sort out the real differences between DS20 and DS25. > PS: in practice, what are the best supported machines in OpenBSD/alpha port? All machines in the supported hardware list will do, although 21164- and 21264- based systems are more commonly encountered in the developer community. Miod
