Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 14:32:15 +1000 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: walter@fortean.com (Bruce Walter) Cc: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone up for an exorcism? Message-ID: <199906200432.OAA05179@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990619233926.2055A-100000@callisto.fortean.com> from Bruce Walter at "Jun 19, 1999 11:44:12 pm"
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Bruce Walter wrote: > > > 1) Sliding the jumper over to failsafe mode and inserting an SRM complient > > > boot block diskette with the firmware update utility. This actually > > > loads, displays the BIOS emulation message, then sits at the blue > > > SRM/ARC screen with no output. Happens with both the SRM and the ARC > > > > You sure it's not just waiting for your interaction on the serial port? :-) > > That was my first thought... I went through every serial cable here, and > connected it to terminal software on several different machines. > Null-modem cables, full-handshake, yadda yadda yadda. Nothing was coming > out of those ports. I did find a webpage which states the pinout diagram > on the Design Guide was wrong, so I even made a cable assuming the pinouts > were right. > > (Heavy Sigh) > > Other than that, the board has run (blech) linux flawlessly. If you have a video card installed, pull it out (just in case). Unplug the keyboard before powering up. Use a standard (i.e. PC serial wobbly-dangly-bit) serial connector. Set the failsafe mode jumper and try the SRM boot disk again. It should work. I remember that I had a few problems when I first did this. I complained to DEC and they sent a replacement board. It turned out to be pilot error on my part (due to where the boot output was going, and me not waiting long enough, or something like that). I only ever saw ARC or SRM loaded, so, as always, YMMV. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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