Re: Alpha ref machine is grumpy...

From: Andrew Gallatin (gallatin_at_cs.duke.edu)
Date: 02/23/04

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    Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:43:44 -0500 (EST)
To: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU>

    Ken Smith writes:
    >
    > The alpha architecture reference machine in the cluster has been grumpy
    > about the -current kernel for the past two days. This is what we're
    > getting on the console:
    >
    > FreeBSD/alpha SRM disk boot, Revision 1.2
    > (root@beast.freebsd.org, Mon Feb 23 07:07:25 PST 2004)
    > Memory: 2097152 k
    > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
    > /boot/kernel/kernel data=0x34d3f0+0x3cb60 syms=[0x8+0x50580+0x8+0x40604]
    >
    > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
    > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...
    > Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at 0xfffffc000033e3e0...
    >
    > halted CPU 0
    >
    > halt code = 2
    > kernel stack not valid halt
    > PC = 4
    > boot failure
    > P00>>>
    >
    > If anyone has hints what the problem is or if anyone needs me to
    > do anything to help track it down let me know. It (beast) is back

    I'm guessing it followed a null function pointer. Maybe the
    recent device changes had some special affect on alpha.

    When it crashes, take a look at the return address.
    Its been a while, but I think its "e RA" at the P00>>> prompt.

    Drew

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