Resending: CPU HALT on boot...

From: Jim Hoepner (jhoepner@tvsw.org)
Date: Fri Jun 16 2000 - 06:16:40 PDT

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    From: "Jim Hoepner" <jhoepner@tvsw.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 08:16:40 -0500
Message-ID: <000901bfd795$1cf15460$921f43a7@pc01319.emd.com>
Subject: Resending: CPU HALT on boot...

    Sorry for resending this but I haven't received any
    responses
    to my last post and I'm still stuck. I'm struggling with a
    CPU HALT that happens right after I get the "Ok, installing
    kernel" message.

    Could someone explain to me the difference between these
    files: /boot/vmlinux.gz, /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/bootlx and
    review my install sequence one more time, please?

    I suspect my error is there mainly because I do not quite
    understand the workings of those files. I should point out
    that /boot/vmlinux.gz does not exist on my system.

    Thanks!
    jrh

    On 6/14/00 Jim Hoepner wrote: (my original post)
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    Based on some more input I re-did my install procedure.
    When I boot from my HD everything goes real good right up
    until I get the "Ok, booting kernel" message - then CPU
    HALT.

    Oh, I should mention that I do not have a /boot/vmlinux.gz
    file. I do have /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/bootlx files. The
    command I used to boot my HD is:

    >>>boot dka0 -file "vmlinuz" -flags"ro root=/dev/sda4"

    Here's my system:
    *****************
    - CPU: Digital AlphaStation 200 4/233)
      - Aliases: MUSTANG
      - BootDis-Image: Avanti
    - OS: SuSE-AXP 6.3
    - RAM: 128meg
    - HD: 9gig SCSI

    Here's the install sequence:
    ************************************************************
    CONSOLE COMMAND DESCRIPTION
    SRM >>>set boot_file ""
    SRM >>>set bootdef_dev ""
    SRM >>>set boot_osflags "" I'll set sys var's later
    SRM >>>boot dka200 -fl 0 Boot from CD

    fdisk b Enter BSD mode
    fdisk n Create partition table
             a:Cyl 3-13, type ext2 (8) mount to /boot
             b:Cyl 14-270, type swap (1) swap
            d:Cyl 271-8347, type ext2 (8) mount to /

    fdisk w Write partition to disk
    fdisk q Quit fdisk
    fdisk ALT-F1 Go back to YaST
    YaST ABORT Go back to YaST's main
                                                    menu and go back in so
                                                    the swap partition is
                                                    recognized
    YaST Initialize Swap
    YaST Start Installation

    When YaST starts choose 'DO NOT PARTITION' and it finds
    the partitions created in fdisk above. Press <CONTINUE>
    to move out of the 'EDITING THE PARTITIONTABLE' menu to
    the 'CREATING FILESYSTEMS' menu.

    YaST F5 Set /boot and /
                                                      "block size" to 1024

    YaST F4 Set mount points
                                                      sda1 /boot
                                                      sda4 /

    YaST F6 Choose 'NORMAL' format
                                                    sda1 and sda4

    YaST <CONTINUE> Format and boot to
                                                    'Installation' screen.
    YaST Load Configuration
                        SuSE Default

    YaST Start Installation
              Put CD 1 in CD-drive
    YaST Main Menu
    Yast Install AXP kernel to /boot
    YaST Install .config to /usr/src/linux

    YaST Yast reboots

    YaST Create sample user
    YaST Input config settings.
              Set 'TIMEZONE'
              Set 'HOSTNAME'
              Set 'Real Network'
              Set 'Dhcp Client'
              Set 'inetd'
              Set 'portmapper'
               Set 'nfs server'
              Set 'nameserver'
              Set 'network' eth0 DEK Tulip dc21x4x PCI
              Set 'SENDMAIL CONFIGURATION'
              Set 'MODEM CONFIGURATION'
              Set 'MOUSE CONFIGURATION'

    YaST Yast boots system.

    SuSE jed /etc/aboot.conf
                    Create Entries:
                            0:1/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/sda4

    SuSE abootconf /dev/sda 4
    SuSE swriteboot -f1 -v /dev/sda /boot/bootlx

            SHUTDOWN / RESTART
            NOTE: When YaST restarts it stops at SRM menu
                    because I don't have system variables set.

    SRM >>>boot dka0 -file "1/vmlinuz"
                    -flags "ro root=/dev/sda4"

    It starts booting, recognizes block 0 as boot block,
    recognizes 4 partitions ok, switches from the "blue"
    screen to the "black" background screen and finally
    gets to the message: "Ok, booting kernel..." then I
    get a CPU HALT.
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