panic (cpu 0): bootdevice_parser failed

From: Srinivas Avadhi <avadhis_at_sdc-moses.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 09:28:59 -0500

> Hi all,
>
> we are running DEC 500a workstation and Digital Unix 4.0D.
> This machine should serve as file and DB server => this machine *SHOULD*
> be stable. Unfortunately when we switched all scsi drives,scsi cards,
> graphics card, memory etc to
> the new DEC 500a workstation which has been sent to us by vendor with out
> Operating System, because of old machine's graphics card failure. I
> checked all devices by using Show Dev
> command on console every thing looks good and I was also able to boot the
> machine but it fails
> with following error message.
>
> panic (cpu 0): bootdevice_parser failed
>
> dump: no primary swap, no explicit dumpdev
> nowhere to put header, giving up
>
> Any help Appreciated..
>
> Srinivas
> savadhi_at_sdc-moses.com
Received on Tue Nov 09 1999 - 14:29:50 NZDT

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