/var/adm/messages file - unique errors in it, and function of them

From: <jreed_at_wukon.appliedtheory.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:32:52 -0500

A user pointed out that there are odd msgs in the /var/adm/messages file:

Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: isp2 at pci1 slot 0
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: cam_logger: bus 3
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: isp_init
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: Fatal Error - No firmware image is present to
loa
d
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: cam_logger: bus 3
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: isp_probe
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: Common init failure - Failing probe
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: isp2: Not probed.
Feb 16 17:56:28 gs140b vmunix: isp in slot 0 not configured.

Strange thing is, these msgs are only in /var/adm/messages - not in the
errorlog, not in /var/adm/syslog.dated/*/* files.

2 questions:
        * What is the unique function of /var/adm/messages? Looks like it is
          a rolling buffer, but one wouldn't think it would have info not
          logged ANYWHERE else?!
        * Anyone know what "firmware image" wants to be loaded, and what "probe"
                is failing?

TIA!

-- 
Judith Reed
jreed_at_appliedtheory.com
(315) 453-2912 x335
Received on Thu Feb 17 2000 - 15:33:46 NZDT

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