Help...
We have just recently installed the DECnet OSI and WAN support from the
October CDROM distribution for Digital Unix 4.0B. Upon configuring the
WAN subsystem after the installation, the driver for the DNSES EISA sync
card appears to be loaded and the ports appear to be live.
During the configuration phase shortly after the WAN drivers are installed,
we get the following in /var/adm/messages:
Oct 24 14:55:53 dux2 vmunix: wdd_base: configured
Oct 24 14:55:55 dux2 vmunix: wdd_datalinks: hdlc lapb configured
Oct 24 14:55:55 dux2 vmunix: wdd_dnses0 at eisa0
Oct 24 14:55:55 dux2 vmunix: dns0: Digital WAN Device Driver Interface
Oct 24 14:55:55 dux2 vmunix: dns1: Digital WAN Device Driver Interface
Oct 24 14:55:55 dux2 vmunix: - Attached
Oct 24 14:55:57 dux2 vmunix: dnses: bad address passed to io_zero: 100081000
Oct 24 14:55:57 dux2 vmunix: dnses: bad address passed to io_zero: 100080000
Oct 24 14:56:22 dux2 vmunix: x25_access: configured
Oct 24 14:56:22 dux2 vmunix: x25_ip: configured
However, upon reboot of the system, the drivers are no longer loaded.
It seems that upon boot the system does not recognize the fact that
a DNSES controller is available. The /var/adm/messages looks like this after
a reboot:
...
Oct 24 15:28:36 dux2 vmunix: wan_utilities: configured
Oct 24 15:28:36 dux2 vmunix: ctf_base: configured
Oct 24 15:28:38 dux2 vmunix: wdd_base: configured
Oct 24 15:28:43 dux2 vmunix: wdd_datalinks: hdlc lapb configured
Oct 24 15:28:44 dux2 vmunix: ** error:22 num_dsx:0
Oct 24 15:28:44 dux2 vmunix: ** wdd_dnses: Device configuration failure.
Oct 24 15:28:45 dux2 vmunix: ** wdd_dnses: No controllers available
Oct 24 15:28:52 dux2 vmunix: x25_access: configured
...
The "num_dsx" parameter seems to be something you would configure in the
/usr/sys/conf/<node_name> file, but the documentation in the OSI/WAN
installation guides/release notes don't mention any manual configuration items.
Do we need to add a "controller" line in the /usr/sys/conf/<node_name> file
and rebuild the kernel.
We have a call into Digital concerning the problem, but so far have not received
any information. I thought maybe one of you had seen this problem before.
Thanks for any help...
Dean Drennen
Computer Generation Incorporated (CGI) Voice: (404) 705-2824 -2800
Building G, 4th Floor Fax: (404) 705-2805
5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road E-mail: Dean.Drennen_at_compgen.com
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Received on Tue Oct 28 1997 - 03:03:26 NZDT