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The Question is: I recently aqcuired an AlphaServer 2100A RM (A500MP-R) It has two 4/275 CPU, 128MB RAM, CD-ROM, diskette, one power supply, and two internal harddrives. It was apparently an old UNIX box. I wanted to update the console and load VMS on it. However I am getting the following: VMS PALcode V5.56-6, OSF PALcode X1.45-12 starting console on CPU 0 Testing Memory bank 0 Testing Memory bank 1 Testing Memory bank 2 Testing Memory bank 3 Configuring Memory Modules probing hose 0, PCI probing PCI-to-EISA bridge, bus 1 bus 0, slot 0 -- ewa -- DECchip 21040-AA bus 0, slot 1 -- pka -- NCR 53C810 bus 1, slot 1 -- dra -- Mylex DAC960 bus 1, slot 2 -- vga -- Compaq Qvision bus 0, slot 7 -- pkb -- NCR 53C810 ** keyboard error ** starting console on CPU 1 Memory Testing and Configuration Status Module Size Base Addr Intlv Mode Intlv Unit Status ------ ----- --------- ---------- ---------- ------ 0 128MB 00000000 1-Way 0 Passed Total Bad Pages 0 Testing the System waiting for pka0.7.0.1.0 to poll... waiting for pka0.7.0.1.0 to poll... waiting for pka0.7.0.1.0 to poll... waiting for pka0.7.0.1.0 to poll... waiting for pka0.7.0.1.0 to poll... waiting for pka0.7.0.1.0 to poll... Testing the Disks (read only) READ/WRITE failed with status 0002 on dra.0.0.1001.0 *** Hard Error - Error #5 - Diagnostic Name ID Device Pass Test Hard/Soft 1-JAN-2066 exer_kid 0000014a 0 0 1 0 12:00:01 Error in read of 0 bytes at location 00002A00 from device dra0.0.0.1001.0 *** End of Error *** Testing the Network environment variable mopv3_boot created AlphaServer 2100 Console V4.7-143, built on Nov 20 1996 at 11:50:39 P00>>> It seems to be having trouble with pka and the Mylex DAC960 is setup to an external raid that no longer exists. When I attempted to update the console with a bottable floppy I get this: P00>>>boot dva0 (boot dva0.0.0.1000.0 -flags A) block 0 of dva0.0.0.1000.0 is a valid boot block reading 2721 blocks from dva0.0.0.1000.0 bootstrap code read in base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 154200 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 7ff0000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code and it stays there for a long time. HELP! The Answer is :
The OpenVMS Wizard would strongly recommend acquiring the current
firmware CD-ROM disk, as this could easily be caused by a problem
with the floppy contents.
The OpenVMS Wizard has seen similar misbehaviour when the floppy
is incorrectly formatted and when the wrong firmware files have
been loaded onto the floppy.
The OpenVMS Wizard will assume that the console OS_TYPE is set to
VMS, and that the firmware write-lock is disabled, and that the
serial console is in use.
To activate the failsafe loader (FSL) on the AlphaServer 2100 RM:
Make sure the system power is off.
Move the FSL enable switch (right switch) on the backplane
module downward to enable.
Power on the system.
You will come to the "ash" prompt.
Perform limited commands from the FSL console, and most
typically: "update *srm*"
When you have finished, power down the system and return
the FSL switch to its original position.
The Qvision is a very old and slow graphics controller.
The DR error is from the Mylex configuration.
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