Hi,
Thanks for the answers from everyone.
Solution:
Recompile the DDR database: "ddr_config -c"
then reboot .
>From Susan Rodriguez:
> The kernel is not finding the correct hardware info as it boots.
> Therefore it is defaulting to generic information. DDR header errors
> are common after applying patches.
>
> The ddr.db is a compiled list of your hardware confiuguration for the
> kernel under DU4.0x. Since you have added your patches, the compiled
> ddr.db is not valid - either you also added hardware, or there are
> patches that affect the hardware and/or ddr.db itself. The file
> /etc/ddr.dbase is the file used to compile ddr.db. Entries may have
> been added here by your patches (just a guess).
>
> The solution is simple - recompile ddr.db. See a man on ddr_config for
> this. If you have not built a kernel since installing patches, you
> might want to do this instead. Building a new kernel will also build a
> new ddr.db for you, and is usually a good idea after major patching.
>
My oringe question :
> I just installed the newest patch kits for DU4.0c. When I reboot I
> got the following messages. But it seems no difficulty at booting time
> and the machine works normally
> until now. Why I get this errors and how can I solve this problem? Can
> anyone give me
> some help and hints.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> "
> May 8 09:23:08 alpha01 vmunix: DDR: Invalid Database Header
> May 8 09:23:08 alpha01 vmunix: Error accessing DDR database -
> "defaults" used for SCSI device:
> May 8 09:23:08 alpha01 vmunix: Vendor ID : TOSHIBA Product ID:
> CD-ROM XM-5702B Revision: 3476
Cai Xuejun
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