Installation problems

[urbancamo]

Hi,

I tried installing OpenBSD 4.1 on my VAX 4000/90 but could not get the base
operating system on. I booted via netboot from an Alpha running OpenBSD 4.1.
I tried installing the tarballs via ftp, nfs and cd. Can anyone help please?

Here are the errors I get (first is via NFS from an OpenBSD Alpha 4.1 box,
second is ftp from a mirror. The CD attempt gave various read errors.

Any help gratefully appreciated. As a last resort I can try writing them
directly to the disk from the Alpha box.

Please reply direct to this email address, thanks.

Mark.

%<---------%<---------%<-------%<---------%<---------%<-------%<---------%<---------%<-------
        [X] bsd
        [X] bsd.rd
        [X] base41.tgz
        [X] etc41.tgz
        [X] misc41.tgz
        [X] comp41.tgz
        [X] man41.tgz
        [X] game41.tgz
        [X] xbase41.tgz
        [X] xetc41.tgz
        [X] xshare41.tgz
        [X] xfont41.tgz
        [X] xserv41.tgz
Set name? (or 'done') [done]
Ready to install sets? [yes]
Getting bsd ...
100% |**************************************************|  1925 KB    03:28
Getting bsd.rd ...
  2% |*                                                 | 65536       02:52
ETAWARNING: mclpool limit rs
  5% |**                                                |   136 KB    04:33
ETApanic: ptelen fault in s3
Trap: type 2, code 0, pc 800003d3, psl 4160000
panic: trap

dumping to dev 23,1 offset 15
dump error 19
%<---------%<---------%<-------%<---------%<---------%<-------%<---------%<---------%<-------

                           
Let's install the sets!
Location of sets? (cd disk ftp http nfs tape or 'done') [cd] ftp
HTTP/FTP proxy URL? (e.g. 'http://proxy:8080', or 'none') [none]
Display the list of known ftp servers? [no]
Server? (IP address, hostname or 'done') ftp.mirrorservice.org
Does the server support passive mode ftp? [yes]
Server directory? [pub/OpenBSD/4.1/vax]
Login? [anonymous]

Select sets by entering a set name, a file name pattern or 'all'. De-select
sets by prepending a '-' to the set name, file name pattern or 'all'. Selected
sets are labelled '[X]'.

        [X] bsd
        [X] bsd.rd
        [X] base41.tgz
        [X] etc41.tgz
        [X] misc41.tgz
        [X] comp41.tgz
        [X] man41.tgz
        [X] game41.tgz
        [ ] xbase41.tgz
        [ ] xetc41.tgz
        [ ] xshare41.tgz
        [ ] xfont41.tgz
        [ ] xserv41.tgz
Set name? (or 'done') [xbase41.tgz] done
Ready to install sets? [yes]
Getting bsd ...
Trying 212.219.56.132...
100% |**************************************************|  1925 KB    05:55
Getting bsd.rd ...
Trying 212.219.56.132...
100% |**************************************************|  2410 KB    05:37
Getting base41.tgz ...
Trying 212.219.56.132...
 12% |******                                            |  9159 KB  2:27:06
ETAze0: no carrier
 20% |**********                                        | 14427 KB  2:18:28
ETAWARNING: mclpool limit rs
 20% |**********                                        | 14473 KB  2:18:30
ETApanic: ptelen fault in s3
Trap: type 2, code 0, pc 800003d3, psl 4160000
panic: trap

dumping to dev 23,1 offset 15
dump error 19

[J.C. Roberts]

On Saturday 18 August 2007, Mark Wickens wrote:
> ETAze0: no carrier

Though it sounds like failing hardware, particularly in the disk
subsystem, the "no carrier" message is odd enough that I would double
check the duplex and speed setting of the network adapter and switches.
Then again, that message may be due to failing hardware in combination
with a serial connection (possibly used to get the output you posted?).

Cross platform serial connections can be some of the most esoteric dark  
voodoo you'll ever learn. Getting them right is sometimes very
difficult, if not impossible, in many situations.

jcr