ad wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm the owner of a alphaserver 1000A 4/266 and I try to install tru64...
> But i have a problem
>
> On the SRM prompt :
>
>
>>>>boot dka0
>
>
> return :
>
> "device dka is invalid"
>
>
>>>>show device
>
>
> return a dka400 device but
>
>
>>>>boot dka400
>
>
> return :
>
> (boot dka400.4.0.2000.0 -flags 0)
> failed to open dka400.4.0.2000.0
>
> May i have a CD drives problem ...
>
> How can i see if my CD drive is ready or if it is dead ?
>
> Thx u and sorry for my bad frenchy language ...
>
>

at first glance it looks like either bad CDROM/termination problem or a
non-bootable CD.

and the boot flags are incorrect for OSF, looks like you had Linux on it
at one time. set the boot_osflags to "a".


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Marco Benton - BOFH, BSMFH
Network Consultant

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