Problems with factory installed software on new 200 4/166 systems

From: Ray Bellis <Ray.Bellis_at_psy.ox.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 96 08:21:52 +0000

We've just received four brand new AlphaStation 200 4/166 systems, ready
loaded with DU 3.2C. Installation until the system reboots with the
newly built kernel. Immediately after the msb0 initialisation (and before
the `tu0' message comes up) the system panics with a kernel memory fault.

I seem to be able to get the system to boot reliably with /genvmunix but
it doesn't seem to boot reliabilty if I use /vmunix from another identical
system. The only difference in the systems (as far as I know) is the
firmware revision, the new systems have got V5.2 firmware, which is the
version from the latest V3.2D firmware disk.

Any ideas, please?

Thanks,

Ray.

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     Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University
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Received on Fri Feb 02 1996 - 09:37:52 NZDT