hpux C360 cdrom install boot booting hangs, no messages

[Ron_91]

Please, help on below issue:

After starting boot process from CD it hangs for 10+ hours, no extra messages. Is it hardware problem, OS problem, CD media issue?

Please, advise!

hardware: C360
Media CD: hp-ux 11i, version B.11.11, B3920-14067

BOOT Info:

Duplex Console IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 1

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(c) Copyright 1995-1998, Hewlett-Packard Company, All rights reserved
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Processor Speed State Coprocessor State I/D Cache
--------- -------- --------------------- ----------------- -------------
0 367 MHz Active Functional 512 KB/1 MB

Central Bus Speed (in MHz) : 118

Available memory (bytes) : 536870912
Good memory required (bytes): 44974080

Primary boot path: FWSCSI.6.0
Alternate boot path: SESCSI.6.0
Console path: GSC1.0.0
Keyboard path: PS2


CD Boot sequence:

Main Menu: Enter command > sea ipl

Searching for device(s) with bootable media...
This may take several minutes.

To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).


Path Number Device Path Device Type and Utilities
----------- ----------------- -------------------------
P0 SESCSI.2.0 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6201TA
IPL
P1 FWSCSI.6.0 IBM DDRS-39130WS
IPL


Main Menu: Enter command > BO SESCSI.2.0
Interact with IPL (Y, N, Q)?> n

Booting...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 153


HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.43 Apr 12, 2000

ISL booting hpux (;0):INSTALL

Boot
: disk(8/16/5.2.0.0.0.0.0;0):INSTALL
9674700 + 1118208 + 695072 start 0x14dd68

[Steven E. Protter]

Have a list of disks handy.

Boot the box.

Interupt at the 10 second prompt

sea




Does a device show up thats not a disk? Is it randome, not sequential?

Are there lights and power on the CD?

Consider replacing the cable?

Did it ever work? Is the SCSI ID in conflict with some other device?

Lots of possible issues here.

SEP

[Helen French]

First, I will not wait for 10+ hrs to see if there is an issue. Normally it should go through very easily. Check the following:

1) CDROM media
2) CD Drive
3) SCSI devices, connections and termination.
4) Boot disk
5) Console connection

[Paul Sperry]

Ive seen systems hang at that point

Boot
: disk(8/16/5.2.0.0.0.0.0;0):INSTALL
9674700 + 1118208 + 695072 start 0x14dd68

even when booting from disk.

Re-seatting the memory solved the hang.

Just another idea.

[Tim Sanko]

Paul is right, I would also reseat Ethernet cards and Fibre channel cards, and mux etc...

Anything that goes into the Bus is suspect.

Tim

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Ron,

Whenever I'm going to load a new 11i image on older HW, I always insure that the firmware on that box is completely up to date.
For instance on the current C360 firmware info page read the following fix description:

- reset PCI LAN cards to prevent hangs and HPMC's during reboot and HPUX shutdowns

So, check your firmware level - current for this system is v1.5 - here's the link to it:

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PF_CC360015&context=firmware:cpu

You don't have to load this as a patch - you can create a bootable tape to get it on. Else you'd have to load an older 11.0 image to get this patch loaded & then attempt the 11i cold install.

HTH,
Jeff

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

2 things to do:
first check the disk on other station if it's
work there.
second try other disk to run on C360 and see
if you have problems.
From that you will understand where is the problem.

Caesar

[Eugeny Brychkov]

I agree with Jeff about firmware. In addition, are you trying to load 64-bit OS kernel or 32-bit?
Eugeny