home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!olivea!sgigate!odin!sgihub!zola!zuni!anchor!olson
- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: Problem attaching Exabyte
- Message-ID: <olu5hl4@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 04:28:18 GMT
- References: <1992Aug16.155546.24668@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Sender: news@zuni.esd.sgi.com (Net News)
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
- Lines: 27
-
- In <1992Aug16.155546.24668@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> cunning@arthur.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Dave Cunningham) writes:
- | 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.
-
- You didn't by any chance change the kernel or the system disk at
- the same time did you? Perhaps the kernel is trashed or the wrong
- one. I'd try loading a miniroot and see if that works (or booting
- another 4D25 kernel over the net (from PROM monitor or sash, try
- bootp()somemachine:someunixfile ; the pathname must be allowed by
- tftpd on the server, see comments in /usr/etc/inetd.conf).
-
- If you disconnect the Exabyte, will the system boot normally? If
- not, you probably have a bad /unix.
- --
- Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, | Dave Olson
- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- Maria Isabel Barreno | olson@sgi.com
-