All...
A bit more information on my earlier posting. Thanks by the way to those
who have already replied. Problem still exists though...
1. The system is rack-mounted and has never had a graphics console
connected.
2. I am using the serial console
3. The LED/switches are as follows:
power button on - its corresponding LED is lit.
halt button IS NOT in (if I push this the HALT LED momentarily
lights as expected)
4. The 4 x diagnostic LED's settle at 1=off, 2+3+4=on. According to the
manual this means
"initialising file system"
This is very odd as the RESET button doesn't. i.e.., It doesn't return me
to the console prompt.
There is nothing installed on any disks to my knowledge.
I really want to be able to see that console prompt! Any more ideas would
be appreciated.
Thanks - Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: anthony.miller_at_vf.vodafone.co.uk
[mailto:anthony.miller_at_vf.vodafone.co.uk]
Sent: 20 February 2002 17:01
To: tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov
Cc: anthony.miller_at_vf.vodafone.co.uk
Subject: New DS20E hangs at power on
All...
Have searched the archives but cant see anything similar to the problem I
have.
I am setting up (another) brand new DS20E system. h/w vendor has delivered
kit and supposedly verified it runs h/w diags etc ok. I wasn't present when
this happened. Needless to say - they are now off site.
There is no o/s on this box. I am going to clone it from another DS20E we
have.
I could get no response from the console so power-cycled the box. I get the
following displayed:
16:14:14 *** keyboard not plugged in...
16:14:15 2048 Meg of system memory
16:14:15 probing hose 1, PCI
16:14:15 probing PCI-to-PCI bridge, bus 2
16:14:15 bus 0, slot 7 -- pka -- NCR 53C895
16:14:15 bus 2, slot 4 -- eia -- DE602-AA
16:14:15 bus 2, slot 5 -- eib -- DE602-AA
16:14:15 probing hose 0, PCI
16:14:15 probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1
16:14:16 bus 0, slot 5, function 1 -- dqa -- Cypress 82C693 IDE
16:14:16 bus 0, slot 5, function 2 -- dqb -- Cypress 82C693 IDE
16:14:16 bus 0, slot 6, function 0 -- pkb -- Adaptec AIC-7895
16:14:16 bus 0, slot 6, function 1 -- pkc -- Adaptec AIC-7895
16:14:16 bus 0, slot 7 -- pga -- KGPSA-C
16:14:16 bus 0, slot 8 -- pgb -- KGPSA-C
16:14:16 bus 0, slot 9 -- pkd -- QLogic ISP10x0
16:14:19 initializing GCT/FRU at 1ca000
But then the system just hangs. 10 minutes later and its still the same.
If I power cycle it again, I get the same response - or lack of it.
I was expecting to see the console prompt (>>>) displayed pretty soon after
the
"initializing GCT/FRU at 1ca000" line.
Has anybody seen this before? Any ideas would be appreciated.
regards - Tony
Received on Wed Feb 20 2002 - 17:40:41 NZDT