SUMMARY: 4100 blows up on 5.1 install

From: Daniel Monjar <dam_at_orgtek.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 13:50:18 -0500

basically, I'm a dumb <mumble>... minimum required firmware is 5.8 not
5.7. <sigh>...

On 03/06 13:18 -0500, Daniel Monjar wrote:
> I have a 4100 that can't seem to install 5.1... I've taken it from
> 4.0D -> 5.0 -> 5.0A sucessfully in the last couple of days. Prior to
> upgrading to 5.1 I upgraded the firmware to 5.7 (I just heard Dr. Tom
> groan, I did it because the books say that Trucluster 5.1 requires 5.7
> firmware). On the upgrade from 5.0A to 5.1 the prelimiaries went
> fine, at some point around rebuilding the kernel the system dies. I'm
> dumped back to a blue console screen with a series of register dumps
> and such. "Fine" says I. I'll do a fresh install of 5.1. Same
> situation. In frustration I reboot the server and it comes up. I add
> my license stuff, config the network and go home. This morning I
> arrive to a blue screen. Before all of this this system was rock
> solid, uptimes in +160 days category.
>
> I've got a call into Compaq but thought I'd ping the list for any
> similar scenarios.
>

-- 
Daniel Monjar (mailto:dmonjar_at_orgtek.com)
" 'cause Life's a lesson, you learn it when you're through."
	-- Limp Bizkit
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