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Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

 
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Volker Halle
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Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

James,

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.

Willem Grooters
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Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

The system cannot access DKA0: for some reason. The system can read the label so the controller seems allright.

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.
Willem Grooters
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Antoniov.
Honored Contributor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

James,
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

Antonio Maria Vigliotti
Jan van den Ende
Honored Contributor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

Hello James.

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
Don't rust yours pelled jacker to fine doll missed aches.
James Dolomount
Advisor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

Ok Gents, lets see if i can answer everyones questions here....

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.
Vladimir Fabecic
Honored Contributor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

DKA100 is RZ26N, disk with DIGITAL firmware. That is why you can mount it.
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?
In vino veritas, in VMS cluster
James Dolomount
Advisor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

JPE,

Palcode_Version = 5.56
Console_Version = V6.8-2


James Dolomount
Advisor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

JPE,

Palcode_Version = 5.56
Console_Version = V6.8-2


Jamie


Dale A. Marcy
Trusted Contributor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

Maybe I am reading this wrong, but would there not be a SCSI conflict between the DVA0 and the DKA0 devices?

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).
Volker Halle
Honored Contributor

Re: Alphastation 255 Open VMS troubles

Dale,

DVA0 is the floppy and not a SCSI device.

Volker.