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- From: cunning@arthur.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Dave Cunningham)
- Subject: Problem attaching Exabyte
- Message-ID: <1992Aug16.155546.24668@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Sender: news@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (News)
- Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 15:55:46 GMT
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- I'm trying to attach an Exabyte 8200 to an 4D25, and having some
- problems. The Exabyte in question is not from sgi, but it was working
- fine on an Iris a few months ago under Irix 3.3 (same cables,
- termination, etc.). When I attach it to my 4D25 running 4.0.3 I'm not
- able to boot. The drive shows up properly to the prom hinv, but
- when I try to start the system it hangs up somewhere between
-
- "Starting the system..."
- and
- "Irix 4.0.3..."
-
- I can load sash with no problems, boot ide from there, and even boot
- unix with -n and get indications that it loads; it just won't run.
-
- I am aware of the diagnotic mismatch between early P.I. proms and
- the exabyte- I either ignore the message or set bootmode to C.
- The Exabyte has 425A (I think... can't check right now) firmware, and
- works fine on both a DecStation and a Sun. Another non-sgi Exabyte (251N)
- works fine on the 4D25. The mx board switches are set 1-4 on, 5-6 off, as
- per a Dave Olsen posting long ago. Any suggestions as to where to go from
- here ?
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- Dave Cunningham cunning@arthur.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. O/81-10, B/157-5E, (408)-756-1382
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