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- From: vasco@pet.mni.mcgill.ca (Vasco KOLLOKIAN)
- Subject: Problems booting IRIX 4.0.4
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.164824.23210@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
- Keywords: boot
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- Reply-To: vasco@pet.mni.mcgill.ca (Vasco KOLLOKIAN)
- Organization: Positron Imaging Labs, Montreal Neurological Institute
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 16:48:24 GMT
- Lines: 153
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- Greetings NetLanders !!!
-
- I would like to report a strange problem that developed on our 4D/20 Server,
- right after upgrading to IRIX 4.0.4 (in May 92). We thought we has solved the
- problem, but it still lies hidden, fortunately symptom manifestation is
- reproducible and superficial cure exists. But we are interested in a much more
- stable solution. All help in that respect is much appreciated.
-
- In a nutshell, our DataStation Server refuses to boot from IRIX 4.0.4 kernel
- when turned off. We boot from IRIX 3.3.2 kernel (saved on another disk), reset
- the machine because it doesn't go far, and afterwards successfully boots from
- the regular IRIX 4.0.4 kernel which fsck's the disks and everything thereafter
- proceeds normally.
-
- This problem is intriguing because we did a fresh installation only after the
- entire system disk that contained IRIX 3.3.2 was copied (bru) to a spare disk
- and the system disk itself erased before a fresh installation of 4.0.1 and
- upgrade to 4.0.4 was done.
-
- I have reconfigured the kernel several times, with no favorable results, even
- though the first reconfiguration actually changed the kernel size and booted
- properly ONCE (by then we thought we had solved the problem).
- However subsequent power downs (months later) made the problem reappear.
- Further kernel reconfigurations were fruitless. We power down our machines only
- when there is a scheduled power outage.
- It is intersting to note that reboots without power downs don't exhibit the
- described problem.
-
- Details follow and contain output from the console, with different sash boot
- commands and respective comments explaining each.
-
- Whenever turned on, never goes beyond the following screen and has to be reset.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Console DUART test PASSED
- Memory walking bit test PASSED
- Memory address uniqueness test PASSED
- Interrupt mask registers test PASSED
-
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- Starting up the system...
-
- To perform system maintenance instead, press <Esc>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Here is our hardware inventory and environment at the PROM and sash levels...
-
- >> hinv
- Memory size: 16 Mbytes
- Instruction cache size: 64 Kbytes
- Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
- CPU board: IP6 20 MHZ
- System option: Floating Point Processor
- SCSI Disk: dksc(0,1)
- SCSI Disk: dksc(0,2)
- SCSI Disk: dksc(0,4)
- SCSI Disk: dksc(0,5)
- SCSI Tape: tpsc(0,6)
- SCSI Disk: dksc(0,7)
-
- >> printenv
- netaddr=<machine's IP address - deleted >
- dbaud=9600
- rbaud=1200
- bootfile=dksc(0,1,8)sash
- bootmode=c
- console=d
- diskless=0
- path=dksc(0,1,8)
- cpufreq=20
-
- >> boot
- 154160+48480+493296 entry: 0x802a0d90
- Standalone Shell SGI Version 4.0.3 IP6 Mar 7, 1992 (BE)
- sash: printenv
- netaddr=<machine's IP address - deleted >
- dbaud=9600
- rbaud=1200
- bootfile=dksc(0,1,8)sash
- bootmode=c
- console=d
- diskless=0
- cpufreq=20
- path=dksc(0,1,8) dksc(0,1,0)
- sash: boot -f dksc(0,1,7)unix <-- boot from 4.0.4 kernel on disk 1
- 1040816+77680+346640 entry: 0x80002000
-
- (freezes, and has to be reset)
-
- sash: boot -f dksc(0,1,0)unix
- 1040816+77680+346640 entry: 0x80002000
-
- (freezes, and has to be reset)
-
- sash: boot -f dksc(0,4,7)unix <-- boot from 3.3.2 kernel on disk 4
- 909632+110432+315312 entry: 0x80002008
- *******************************************************************************
- Copyright 1984 AT&T - All Rights Reserved
- Copyright 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Silicon Graphics, Inc. - All Rights Reserved
- U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND
- Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions
- as set forth in FAR 52.227-19(c)(2) or subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights
- in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and/or
- in similar or successor clauses in the FAR, or the DOD or NASA FAR Supplement.
- Unpublished -- rights reserved under the Copyright Laws of the United States.
- Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd.,
- Mountain View, CA 94039-7311.
- *******************************************************************************
-
- IRIX System V Release 3.3.2 IP6 Version 12031609
-
- (freezes, has to be reset )
-
- (from the PROM monitor option 5)
- >> auto
-
-
- Starting up the system...
-
- To perform system maintenance instead, press <Esc>
- 154160+48480+493296 entry: 0x802a0d90
- IRIX Release 4.0.4 IP6 Version 03241739 System V
- Copyright 1987-1992 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- The root file system, /dev/dsk/dks0d1s0, is being checked automatically.
-
- fsck: checking /dev/dsk/dks0d1s0
-
- ** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes
-
- (rest of fsck and boot messages deleted....)
-
- The system is ready.
-
- Any Help in this matter is welcome and greatly appreciated...
-
- Vasco
-
- *******************************************************************************
- Vasco KOLLOKIAN Systems Manager
- Positron Emission Tomography Unit McConnell Brain Imaging Center
- Dept of Neurology & Neurosurgery McGill University
- Montreal, Quebec, CANADA Voice (514) 398-8924, 398-1996
- vasco@pet.mni.mcgill.ca FAX (514) 398-8948
- *******************************************************************************
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