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тАО07-23-2009 07:19 PM
тАО07-23-2009 07:19 PM
when i do >>> sh dev d, i can see all the disk. how can i know what is wrong.
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тАО07-23-2009 08:02 PM
тАО07-23-2009 08:02 PM
Re: cant boot
that you can try mounting DKA100, and looking
at what's there (or getting errors when you
try).
There are also some boot flags which enable
various diagnostics:
http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/docs/userguide/WebHelp/boot_flags_settings_table.htm
Bits 16 and 17 are popular.
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тАО07-24-2009 03:27 AM
тАО07-24-2009 03:27 AM
Re: cant boot
Verify the physical connections from the SCSI controller out to the disk and verify the SCSI termination and then - as stated earlier - boot another disk or an OpenVMS Alpha distribution CD-ROM, and have a look at the system disk here.
While it's easily possible for these sorts of faults to spontaneously occur, it's also possible that there were some symptoms that arose here prior to this, such as disk errors, previous problems booting, recent changes to the SCSI bus, or that the system was recently physically relocated or such. (You'd be surprised what sorts of things people leave out of ITRC problem reports.)
And for completeness, should you have hardware support for this box, call your support organization.
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тАО07-26-2009 02:55 PM
тАО07-26-2009 02:55 PM
Re: cant boot
Did it ever work? If so, did anything happen between it last working and now?
Any friendly or un-friendly lights on the disk when you boot?
Does it boot from CD?
have fun,
PJ
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тАО07-26-2009 08:02 PM
тАО07-26-2009 08:02 PM
Re: cant boot
later i boot the system with flag of (17,20000) and (16,10000) and it gives this message " insufficient dynamic memeroy for a request of 152 bytes" and later followed by lots of number under the headings of PID, Bytes, Name
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тАО07-26-2009 08:26 PM
тАО07-26-2009 08:26 PM
Re: cant boot
Did it ever work? If so, did anything happen between it last working and now?
Any friendly or un-friendly lights on the disk when you boot?
What are the numbers shown when you boot with flags?
Sounds like a knackered disk, but that's only guessing with the minimal info presented...
Have fun,
PJ
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тАО07-27-2009 08:52 AM
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тАО07-27-2009 11:33 AM
тАО07-27-2009 11:33 AM
Re: cant boot
"Media offline" after mount (it will take some etime befoe this is signalled) typically means there is something wrong with the device:
* Does it spin?
* Does it make funny noises?
If you boot from CD, can you mount DKA0? If that is Ok, there is something wrong with DKA100. Check the disk connectors: is the cable correctly connected and is the connector fully seated (check both sides). Also, pay attention to the cabling; since it is so thight, the SCSI cable can easily be damaged.
To see if the disk is damaged, test it outside the cabinet, it's easier to examine and feel (and it's more cable-friendly).
Take a good look on the connector pins - both disk and motherboard. Has some brute force been used pusching the connector in place? Pushing a pin out of position is easier that reposition it (if it doen't break off). And you won't notice, sometimes, until you mount the disk.
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тАО07-27-2009 02:57 PM
тАО07-27-2009 02:57 PM
Re: cant boot
I have changed the hard disk and hope it works.