(If this is a duplicate, sorry. I sent one three hrs
ago, it hasn't made it here yet)
I performed installupdate from version 4.0F to 4.0G on
an AS4100. I also upgraded firmware to vmunix:Firmware
revision: 5.7 from 5.3. My Environmental Variable
auto_action is set to:RESTART
However, Customized kernel configuration where not
merged, although merge reported success. (There were
no failed merge files in the logs) I guess it is
because when it was about to reboot with 4.0G, it
crashed and I had to power cycle it.
QUESTIONS:
1. What does "pseudo-device prf 6" mean? I can
see this in the old kernel configuration file, but I
cannot find any reference to it in my System
Administration Book, (DEC OSF/1 Version 3.0 or higher,
Aug. 1994!!). Would like to know what it signifies
before I merge it into the new kernel.
2. During installupdate, after it finished loading all
the subsets, did the merge, and gave the message
rebooting with 4.0G, some characters speed off on the
screen really fast,(more like a dump) and the last I
could see were:
PD=00058E60 (system_reset_or_error)
FP=00135C10
SP=00135AC0
R2 R3 R4 R5 R29 Saved starting at 00135C20
R2=00000000
R3=00000000
R4=00000000
R5=00000000
R29=00000000
Then it just sits there. I have to power cycle it at
this point, then it reboots OK. From then on,
"shutdown -r now" hangs at this point until it is
interrupted. The error is not logged anywhere, since I
believe it occurs after existing the OS. Any clues on
what causes this? Dr. Tom suggested having a serial
console, and try to capture the beggining of the
error. Just wandering if you have been thru this
before, since I hardly get down time to troubleshoot
this machine. No patches on this system yet.
3. Since it seems to me that the dump occurs after the
OS exists, I am thinking of redoing the firmware
upgrade part, even though initial firmware upgrade
verify passed. Any negatives on this corrective action attempt?
=====
Richard F. Mollel
SAIC, MD
Experience is what allows you to recognize a mistake
the second time you make it.
"The ignorance of certain Unix principles does not
denote stupidity, rather a need to be pointed in the
right direction" --Unknown, from a Unix Hack site.
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Received on Fri Feb 02 2001 - 00:50:50 NZDT