ALPHA SERVER ES40/OPENVMS

[maer rice]

My ES40 type 2 refuses to boot openvms 7-3.2
my bootflag is 0.0
my os_type is openvms.
MLB REV E07
P00>>>show con
hp AlphaServer ES40

Firmware
SRM Console: V7.0-2
ARC Console: v5.71
PALcode: OpenVMS PALcode V1.98-104, Tru64 UNIX PALcode V1.92-105
Serial ROM: V2.12-F
RMC ROM: V1.0
RMC Flash ROM: V2.7

Processors
CPU 0 Alpha EV68A pass 2.1 or 2.1A or 3.0 833 MHz 8MB Bcache

Core Logic
Cchip DECchip 21272-CA Rev 9(C4)
Dchip DECchip 21272-DA Rev 2
Pchip 0 DECchip 21272-EA Rev 2
Pchip 1 DECchip 21272-EA Rev 2
TIG Rev 10

Memory
Array Size Base Address Intlv Mode
--------- ---------- ---------------- ----------
0 4096Mb 0000000000000000 4-Way
1 4096Mb 0000000100000000 4-Way
2 4096Mb 0000000200000000 4-Way
3 4096Mb 0000000300000000 4-Way

16384 MB of System Memory

Slot Option Hose 0, Bus 0, PCI
7 Acer Labs M1543C Bridge to Bus 1, ISA
15 Acer Labs M1543C IDE dqa.0.0.15.0
dqb.0.1.15.0
dqa0.0.0.15.0 Compaq CRD-8402B
19 Acer Labs M1543C USB

Option Hose 0, Bus 1, ISA
Floppy dva0.0.0.1000.0

Slot Option Hose 1, Bus 0, PCI
2 NCR 53C895 pka0.7.0.2.1 SCSI Bus ID 7
dka0.0.0.2.1 COMPAQ BF00963643
dka100.1.0.2.1 COMPAQ BF01864663
6 ELSA GLoria Synergy vga0.0.0.6.1
P00>>>show show
P00>>>show dev
dka0.0.0.2.1 DKA0 COMPAQ BF00963643 3B05
dka100.1.0.2.1 DKA100 COMPAQ BF01864663 3B0B
dka100.1.0.2.1 DKA100 COMPAQ BF01864663 3B0B
dva0.0.0.1000.0 DVA0
pka0.7.0.2.1 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7
P00>>>show boot_osflags
boot_osflags 0.0
P00>>>show os_type
os_type OpenVMS
P00>>>show dev
dka0.0.0.2.1 DKA0 COMPAQ BF00963643 3B05
dka100.1.0.2.1 DKA100 COMPAQ BF01864663 3B0B
dqa0.0.0.15.0 DQA0 Compaq CRD-8402B 1.03
dva0.0.0.1000.0 DVA0
pka0.7.0.2.1

P00>>>boot dka0
(boot dka0.0.0.2.1 -flags 0.0)
block 0 of dka0.0.0.2.1 is a valid boot block
reading 1168 blocks from dka0.0.0.2.1
bootstrap code read in
base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 92000(598016)
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 3fd54000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code
%APB-I-FLBOOTFLAGS, Failed to get boot flags

*************************************************************
* Exception taken before exception handler has been loaded! *
* Unable to take crash dump! *
*************************************************************

Access control violation through vector 00000080

R00: 00000000 825C0000 R01: 00000000 200A4000 R02: 00000000 0001F800
R03: 00000080 00002360 R04: 00000000 200A4000 R05: 00000000 00000000
R06: 00000000 104B8000 R07: 00000000 10000E00 R08: 00000000 10000E58
R09: 00462D32 312E3256 R10: 00000000 00008000 R11: 00000000 00000004
R12: 00000008 00000EF0 R13: 00000801 A0000000 R14: 00000000 00000000
R15: 00000000 0000FF00 R16: 00000000 10000E00 R17: 00000000 00080000
R18: 00000000 001DFFE2 R19: 00000000 001DFFE1 R20: 00000000 00060000
R21: 00000000 20094000 R22: 00000000 00000000 R23: 80000000 00000000
R24: 00000000 104AC000 R25: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF R26: 00000000 104B8000
R27: 00000000 00000270 R28: FFFFFFFF 80004004 R29: 00000000 200D7F20

R30: 200D7EC0: FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF Saved R02
200D7EC8: 00000000 00000000 Saved R03
200D7ED0: 00000000 000165E0 Saved R04
200D7ED8: 00000000 000170BC Saved R05
200D7EE0: 00000000 00000000 Saved R06
200D7EE8: 00000000 10000E00 Saved R07
200D7EF0: 00000000 00021A20 Exception PC
200D7EF8: 20000000 00001F00 Exception PS


halted CPU 0

halt code = 5
HALT instruction executed
PC = 1f930

unix however boot okay.
any help would be greatly appriciated.

[Uwe Zessin]

The boot root and the boot flags are separated by a comma (,).
>>> set boot_osflags 0,0

[maer rice]

I know that.

[Uwe Zessin]

Excuse me, but what is the point in trying it with a dot (.) instead?

[maer rice]

you are missing the point.

the problem is with memory Intlv.

with one way memory intlv the system is booting okay.

with two or more memory intlv the system is crashing.

[CA998057]

I would agree with Uwe. You should correct the known problems before going any further. There is a clear error statement about the bootflags. Heck, maybe the error you're seeing later is a side-effect...

[maer rice]

the es40 is booting fine with 1gb of memory
where there is no interleve taking place.
however with 2gb which interleve is 1 the system is not booting.

thank for your help anyway.
any new good idea is appriciated.

[CA1025721]

I had the same problem
I had env. variable memory_test partial
After I set it back to "Full" system booted OK!