AC-0.9 Testing Results (was: Re: Alpha Core ISO Images)

[Marco Benton]

what version of tru64?  i know i've booted tru64 5.x on an IDE CDROM 
just fine.

geerten wrote:

> Today I supported my local computer store: 5 euros for an IDE cable 
> must be a good deal for them I guess, but OK, I can now boot into the 
> AC-0.9 install.
> Next obstacle is disk druid telling me I will not be able to boot from 
> SRM because there's a PC-style partiontable on the disk (which was in 
> a PC before). But it doesn't provide a way to change to BSD-style. 
> Calls himself a druid, but I'll have to do the wizardry myself.. dd 
> should do the trick: I'll try that next.
>
> Downside: I cannot boot into the Tru64 install from this IDE drive ??
>
>> panic (cpu 0): init_rootdev: boot device translation failed
>>
>> DUMP: Warning: no disk available for dump.
>>
>> DUMP: first crash dump failed: attempting memory dump...
>> DUMP: compressing 22648KB into 217879KB memory...
>> DUMP:  Starting Address      Ending Address   Size(MB)
>> DUMP: ------------------   ------------------ --------
>> DUMP: 0xfffffc000fd56000 - 0xfffffc000ff15fef 1.7 (indicator)
>> DUMP: Writing data... [3MB]
>> DUMP: crash dump complete.
>
>
> I still can boot into the old install though, and then there's mail:
>
>> You have new mail.
>> # mail
>> From root Mon Oct 18 21:32:41 2004
>> Received: by trudy.geerten id VAA00315; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:32:40 
>> +0200 (CEST)
>> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:32:40 +0200 (CEST)
>> From: system PRIVILEGED account <root at trudy.geerten>
>> Message-Id: <200410181932.VAA00315 at trudy.geerten>
>> Subject: EVM ALERT [700]: System panic: panic (cpu 0): init_rootdev: 
>> boot device
>>  translation failed
>>
>> ======================= Binary Error Log event =======================
>> EVM event name: sys.unix.binlog.op.panic._savecore.True
>>
>>     Binary error log events are posted through the binlogd daemon, and
>>     stored in the binary error log file, /var/adm/binary.errlog.  This
>>     event is posted by kernel components as part of the system panic
>>     process.
>>
>>     Action: Contact your service provider.
>>
>> ======================================================================
>>
>> Formatted Message:
>>     System panic: panic (cpu 0): init_rootdev: boot device 
>> translation failed
>>
>> Event Data Items:
>>     Event Name        : sys.unix.binlog.op.panic._savecore.True
>>     Priority          : 700
>>     PID               : 307
>>     PPID              : 1
>>     Event Id          : 25
>>     Timestamp         : 18-Oct-2004 21:32:38
>>     Host Name         : trudy
>>     User Name         : root
>>     Format            : System panic: $message
>>     Reference         : cat:evmexp.cat:300
>>
>> Variable Items:
>>     subid_class (INT32) = 302
>>     message (STRING) = "panic (cpu 0): init_rootdev: boot device 
>> translation
>>                         failed"
>>     binlog_event (OPAQUE) = [OPAQUE VALUE: 136 bytes]
>>     _savecore (BOOLEAN) = True
>>
>> ============================ Translation =============================
>> binlogshow: DECevent is not available on this system.
>> binlogshow: DECevent is required to translate old-format events.
>> ======================================================================
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