Didn't get any answers, Digital H/W support resolved this one. Below is
my question. The answers are...
Since I added a drive and NIC either or both could have been the culprit
for the panic. Running the following reset the h/w and fixed the panic.
>>> isacfg -init
>>> init
>>> boot <boot devive> (System proceeded to boot.)
No answer for the dump_dev question.
Thanks to DEC S/W support for the answer!
-- Dan
Daniel Bowman
UNIX Systems Programmer
Information Systems, JHU-SPH
mailto:dbowman_at_sph.jhu.edu
http://www.sph.jhu.edu/is/staff/
Daniel Bowman wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Hoping this one is easy and quick. This is what I have.
> System : AlphaStation200 4/233
> OS : Digital UNIX 4.0a
> Firmware : V6.6-2
>
> Problem :
> I updated the firmware on my system and rebooted with DU3.2c with no
> problems. I shut back down and swapped out the old rz26 for a clean,
> new rz28 and added a second network card. I changed the settings for
> the new NIC to twisted pair, checked the device listing to ensure that
> the new card and disk were recognized. Then booted from the DU 4.0a CD.
> It failed several attempts. The following is from the boot screen.
>
> Digital UNIX boot - Mon Aug 19 21:02:26 EDT 1996
>
> Loading vmunix ...
> -snip-
> ...boot sequence...
> -snip-
> Loading SIOP: script 001f00, reg 82080000, data 00de98
> scsi0 at psiop0 slot 0
> rz3 at scsi0 target 3 lun 0 (LID=0) (DEC RZ28M (C) DEC 0568)
> rz4 at scsi0 target 4 lun 0 (LID=1) (DEC RRD45 (C) DEC 1645)
> isa0 at pci0
> panic (cpu 0): rmailoc
>
> DUMP : No primary swap, no explicit dumpdev.
> Nowhere to put header, giving up.
> CP - SAVE_TERM routine called
> CP - SAVE_TERM exited with hit_req = 1, r0 = 00000000.0000000
>
> halted CPU 0
>
> halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = fffffc0000405040
> >>>
>
> The only other question I have is about the dump_dev parameter in system
> console. This system curently has nothing for that setting. Anyone
> know what options are available?
Received on Fri Dec 13 1996 - 23:14:17 NZDT