Hi -
I've just performed up update installation of DU 4.0 on an AlphaStation 4/166,
which previously had v3.2D-1 loaded. Prior to the upgrade, I updated to the
latest firmware (v6.6, from the v5.0 CD).
Now, when the system attempts to reboot, it fails with the following console
messages:
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Alpha boot: available memory from 0xc70000 to 0x3ffe000
Digital UNIX v4.0 (Rev. 386); Mon May 20 04:23:35 EDT 1996
physical memor = 64.00 megabytes
available memory = 51.57 megabytes
using 238 buffers containing 1.85 megabytes of memory
DDR: WARNING: Unable to obtain Device Information Database
Unable to open file /etc/ddr.db
DDR: WARNING: Basic Defaults will be used.
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....and a little further on...
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tz5 at scsi0 target 5 lun 0 (LID=3) (DEC TLZ09 (C)DEC 0173)
isa0 at pci0
panic (cpu0): rmalloc
DUMP: No primary swap, no explicit dumpdev.
Nowhere to put header, giving up.
halted CPU 0
halt code = 5
HALT instruction executed
PC = fffffc000045f1d0
>>>
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Booting from v4.0 CD also gives the panic message, although booting from v3.2D
CD appears OK.
Has anyone seen this behaviour? Can you shed any light on it? Thanks for any
assistance.
Richard
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Richard Rogers
Information Technology Services
Staffordshire University
Tel: 01785 (+44 1785) 353395
E-mail: R.M.Rogers_at_staffs.ac.uk
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Received on Wed Apr 15 1998 - 10:21:43 NZST