Dear Managers,
Many thanks for their answers to:
Dr. Thomas P. Blinn:
I'd recommend you use the ARC console and run Linux. You might be
able to get the system to work with Tru64 UNIX, but it's likely to
be a frustrating experience, since there will be lots of trial and
error, and most of the compatible parts are no longer marketed.
Kurt Ludwig:
that's pretty common actually w/ SCSI cards. It doesn't show up because it's
PCI ID is different than the 'supported' 53c875 cards in SRM.
ARC/ AlphaBIOS was set up to handle a much wider range of cards and PCI IDs
due to NT's support for them. VMS/Tru64 have very limited support for
adapters as compared to NT.
if you're running linux on it, you can probably see the ASUS card after the
machine boots (you'd be able to do this if you could get something to
bootstrap from SRM w/ the ASUS card in there too).
alan:
The list of SCSI adapters supported by Tru64 UNIX is in the
Software Product Description for whatever version you're
running. There is a copy of the SPD in the DOCUMENTATION
directory of the base OS CDROM. The name you mention isn't
familiar, so it probably isn't supported by Compaq. If the
vendor for the adapter provided you with a driver, then
maybe they need a different driver. If they didn't provide
a driver, then find out from them how to make it work.
Our solution is:
We found out that ASUS PCI-SC875 SCSI adapter works with AlphaPC 164/433
and ADAPTEC PCI-SC875E SCSI adapter is OK with AlphaPC 164LX,
Now TRU64 5.0 runs well on both computers.
The original text was:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> please, help us with the following problem:
>
> Our AlphaPC 164 with ASUS PCI-SC875 SCSI adapter cannot boot from the SCSI
> device.
>
> The SRM console simply does not see the SCSI host adapter and any devices
> attached to it in the "show dev" listing.
>
> At the same time "show config" gives the following output:
>
> PCI BUS
> Bus 00 Slot 05: Digital S3 Trio graphics controller
> Bus 00 Slot 07: NCR 53C875 Scsi controller
> Bus 00 Slot 08: Intel 82378IB PCI to ISA brigde
> Bus 00 Slot 11: CMD PCI0646 IDE controller
>
> The version of the SRM console we use it 5.5-1. However we tried other
> versions as well with the same result.
>
> Also, when SRM is replaced by ARC console - the SCSI drives appear
> correctly and Linux can be booted from the SCSI HD or CDROM.
>
> Has anyone experienced anything like that? What can be done about it?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Marina Zakharova,
> Systems administrator,
> Yaroslavl State University, Russia
Received on Thu May 10 2001 - 06:06:38 NZST