I'm running DU V4.0 (not A or B, just 4.0) on an Alphastation 255.
Actually I have 2 of these systems. Both frequently "lock up" and
only a hard reset can get them back to life. They are both new machines.
When the first one started acting up we called Digital, and after the
usual runaround we finally got them to log in and look at our logs.
They determined it was "timeouts to the video card" causing the
CPU EXCEPTIONS that show up in the uerf. While we were waiting for
DEC to come replace the video card we started using the second machine.
It started acting the same way, and was getting the same CPU EXCEPTIONS.
I poked around the archives of this list and found a couple of messages
that indicated I may need a newer release of the Open3D drivers. The
only thing is, these messages referened specifically to DU 4.0 A and B,
but not plain old 4.0. I'm wondering if this will solve my problem too?
Other info that may be helpful:
- The video card: PCXGB-AA/CA PCI Graphics option.
- We have a 3rd Alphastation 255 that is about a year old. It has
a #9 video card in it and shows none of this behavior running the
same OS and software. This tells me the problem is directly
related to this particular video card.
- When we first booted up these new machines the resolution was all
wrong and we had to use a little tuning knob on the side of the
video card to get it right. I thought this was kind of wierd.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I will summarize.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
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Michael Galuza
DeJarnette Research Systems mgaluza_at_dejarnette.com
401 Washington Ave Suite 700 Voice: +1(410)583-0680 x691
Towson, MD 21204 Fax: +1(410)583-0696
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Received on Mon Jun 30 1997 - 18:24:44 NZST