UPDATE: kernel configuration/installupdate question

From: Tru64 User <tru64user_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2001 06:01:19 -0800 (PST)

This is the additional information on this problem,
from the 15 minutes of downtime I got this morning.

"shutdown -r now", gets the system all the way down,
then it shows BIOS information, and starts boot-up
process. Thats when it creates a dump as explained
below.
I verified that problem is at the firmware level, but
no idea on fixing.
>>boot dka500
(comes up with firmware upgrade instructions...)
bootfile:update * -all (same with just update *)
(scrolls text ..i guess device scan really fast, and
reboots, comes up normally. It does not perform the
firmware upgrade)


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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?



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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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13:00.06 Initializing VGA

13:00.06 Starting Bios Emulator

13:00.06 Loading X86 & X86A

13:00.07 Created x86_process: pid 15

13:00.14 Completed Bios Emulation, status = 0

13:00.14 kbd_init

13:00.14 KBD h/s/b/f/c/dev/vect 0/0/1/1/0/11e680/81

13:00.14 mouse_init

13:00.14 MOUSE h/s/b/f/c/dev/vect 0/0/1/2/0/11e7a0/8c

13:00.14 initializing keyboard

13:00.16 kbd test passed

13:00.16 mouse test passed

13:00.16 Initialize VGA hardware

13:00.16 Stopping X86 Bios

13:00.16 Completed VGA

13:00.17 resetting the SCSI bus on pka0.7.0.1.1

13:00.17 port pka0.7.0.1.1 initialized, scripts are at 1274a0

13:00.20 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC960 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC1100 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC1200 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC960 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC1100 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC1200 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC960 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC1100 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC1200 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC960 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC1100 or bus PCI not found

13:00.20 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC1200 or bus PCI not found

13:00.21 resetting the SCSI bus on pkb0.7.0.5.1

13:00.21 clearing interrupt vector 000000c4

13:00.21 free all semaphores

13:00.21 resetting the SCSI bus on pkb0.7.0.5.1

13:00.21 clearing interrupt vector 000000c4

13:00.21 free all semaphores

13:00.21 free all dynamic memory

13:00.21 resetting the SCSI bus on pkc0.7.0.3.0

13:00.21 clearing interrupt vector 0000009c

13:00.21 free all semaphores

13:00.21 free all dynamic memory

13:00.22 resetting the SCSI bus on pkd0.7.0.4.0

13:00.22 clearing interrupt vector 000000a0

13:00.22 free all semaphores

13:00.22 free all dynamic memory

13:00.23 Created device: dra0.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC960 or bus PCI not found

13:00.23 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC1100 or bus PCI not found

13:00.23 Dev_table_add: device Mylex DAC1200 or bus PCI not found

13:00.23 dra.0.0.3.1 firmware version V2.36

13:00.23 dra.0.0.3.1 drives = 6, optimal = 5, degraded = 0, failed = 1

13:00.23 SCSI drive at channel 1, target 0 dead on dra.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 SCSI drive at channel 1, target 1 dead on dra.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 SCSI drive at channel 1, target 2 dead on dra.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 SCSI drive at channel 1, target 3 dead on dra.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 SCSI drive at channel 1, target 4 dead on dra.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 SCSI drive at channel 1, target 5 dead on dra.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 SCSI drive at channel 1, target 6 dead on dra.0.0.3.1

13:00.23 device dra2.0.0.3.1 status is failed

13:00.23 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC960 or bus PCI not found

13:00.24 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC1100 or bus PCI not found

13:00.24 Dev_table_remove: device Mylex DAC1200 or bus PCI not found

 Received on Fri Feb 02 2001 - 14:02:30 NZDT

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