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тАО08-01-2005 06:32 PM
тАО08-01-2005 06:32 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
you would get a clearer error message immediately, if you would use MOUNT/FOR/NOASSIST DKA0:
The fact that MOUNT issues a %MOUNT-I-OPRQST message, indicates that mount thinks there is no medium in the drive (probably due to a SS$_MEDOFL error when trying to access the device). I would assume, that the drive does not spin up. This looks like a hardware problem.
Volker.
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тАО08-01-2005 06:38 PM
тАО08-01-2005 06:38 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
Either the disk is broken, or not supported. Be sure it fits the controller, probably it should be an older type of disk (8-bit SCSI, 10Mb, IIRC from my own Alphastation). In console mode (when starting the machine, it will show >>> prompt) give the command SHOW DEVICE D and send is the details.
OpenVMS Developer & System Manager
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тАО08-01-2005 06:58 PM
тАО08-01-2005 06:58 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
welcome to vms world :-)
I'm afraid you have some trouble on DKA0: and now you have to understand where is the trouble.
Can you mount DKA100:? If you can mount it with MOUNT DKA100:/FORE I think you have problem located on DKA0.
You can open SRM, bootstrap console with prompt >>>
You can type
>>>SHO DEV D
you can se all disk informations.
At SRM level check for operating system
>>>SHOW OS_TYPE
and if it isn't vms set right value
>>>SET OS_TYPE VMS
May you report SHOW DEV at SRM level ?
Antonio Vigliotti
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тАО08-01-2005 11:05 PM
тАО08-01-2005 11:05 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
First: execute Antonio's test. OS_TYPE may be the soloution.
If not,
>>> show device.
Note the device type of DKA0.
Then, boot your CD.
Which version of VMS is it?
Try to MOUNT/FOR every disk.
Can you mount any of them?
@Willem:
The system can read the label so the controller seems allright.
HUH?? _I_ did not spot any label...
The SABKUP in the error message is the _NODENAME_ identification. If booted from CD that is SABKUP....
Perhaps the firmware level does not yet support DKA0's hardware type.
Do a $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$GETSYI("PALCODE_VERSION")
and also of CONSOLE_VERSION
and post the output for us to check.
There MAY be issues there.
We will take it further from there depending on your answers.
Proost.
Have one on me.
jpe
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тАО08-01-2005 11:11 PM
тАО08-01-2005 11:11 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
OS Version = OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.1-1H2
>>> SHOW OS_TYPE
Open VMS
>>> SHOW DEVICE
dka0.0.0.6.0 DKA0 SEAGATE ST32550N 0021
dka100.1.0.6.0 DKA100 RZ26N 1103
dka400.4.0.6.0 DKA400 RRD45 0436
dva0.0.0.0.1 DVA0
mka500.5.0.6.0 MKA500 ARCHIVE Python 04687-XXX 6580
ewa0.0.0.14.0 EWA0 00-00-f8-21-24-03
pka0.7.0.6.0 PKA0 SCSI BUS ID 7
if i try
$$$ MOUNT/FOREIGN/NOASSIST DKA0:
I get message
%MOUNT-F-MEDOFL, medium is offline
Sounds like the hard drive is spinning but the thing gets pretty hot.
Antonio.... I have no problem mounting DKA100.
Jamie.
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тАО08-01-2005 11:35 PM
тАО08-01-2005 11:35 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
DKA0 is SEAGATE ST32550N (2.1GB), disk with SEAGATE firmware, so that is why you can not mount it. This disk is probably not supported in your OS version. I think this type of disk is hardware compatible with one of Digital RZ disk (RZ28x).
This disk works fine with TRU64.
It would work if you change the firmware, but it is very hard to find. Maybe someone has it.
Maybe this disk can work on OpenVMS v7.3-2. Did someone try?
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тАО08-01-2005 11:40 PM
тАО08-01-2005 11:40 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
Palcode_Version = 5.56
Console_Version = V6.8-2
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тАО08-01-2005 11:40 PM
тАО08-01-2005 11:40 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
Palcode_Version = 5.56
Console_Version = V6.8-2
Jamie
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тАО08-01-2005 11:47 PM
тАО08-01-2005 11:47 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
dka0.0.0.6.0 DKA0 SEAGATE ST32550N 0021
dka100.1.0.6.0 DKA100 RZ26N 1103
dka400.4.0.6.0 DKA400 RRD45 0436
dva0.0.0.0.1 DVA0
If so, changing the SCSI ID on one or the other device should resolve the problem (Just don't make it 1 or 4).
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тАО08-01-2005 11:56 PM
тАО08-01-2005 11:56 PM
Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles
DVA0 is the floppy and not a SCSI device.
Volker.