[Info-vax] cannot boot OpenVMS 8.2 on HP zx2000

Dieter Geyer briefkopf at freenet.de
Tue May 3 14:49:12 EDT 2011


hello newsgroup

i'm trying as hobbyist to install OpenVMS 8.2 on a HP zx2000 (900 Mhz, 6GB
RAM).
I know, this is unsupported, but i will test it.

This machine is running fine Linux, HP-UX and Windows for IA-64.

but booting VMS doesnt work :-(

can anybody help ?

here is the logfile :
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AFTER changing the input/output to serial console !!!

=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= PuTTY log 2011.04.24 18:55:04
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1 0 0x0000A4 0x0000000000000000 start memory discovery
1 0 0x0000FB 0x0000000000000000 initialize memory only (don't test)
1 0 0x000081 0x0000000000000000 start I/O discovery
***********************************************************
* ROM Version : 02.31
* ROM Date    : 03/11/2004
* BMC Version :  01.52
***********************************************************
1 0 0x0000A4 0x0000000000000000 start memory discovery
1 0 0x0000FB 0x0000000000000000 initialize memory only (don't test)
1 0 0x000014 0x0000000000000000 CPU0 starting cell relocation
1 0 0x000009 0x0000000000000000 CPU0 launch EFI
1 0 0x000207 0x00000000000E003D CPU0 starting EFI
POSSE Library version  0.10 is loading...
    CellularPlatform = FALSE (use "setcell" to toggle)
EFI version 1.10 [14.61]
EFI64 Running on Intel(R) Itanium Processor Family 
EFI 1.10 IPF zx6000/rx2600/zx2000 1.22 [Thu Mar 11 14:22:35 2004] - HP

Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Broadcom Corporation
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet EFI driver v3.0.7
Loading 'FPSWA'...
Loading 'lsi1030'...
Loading 'gigundi'...
2 0 0x00020B 0x0000000000000006 EFI Launching Boot Manager
Searching for device at Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)
Scsi(Pun0,Lun0) SEAGATE ST3146807LW     0005 (160 MBytes/sec)
Scsi(Pun1,Lun0) SEAGATE ST373405LW      HPA4 (160 MBytes/sec)

EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]  Firmware ver 2.31 [4411]

Please select a boot option

    HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/1/2/0.0x1.0x0
    Red Hat 5.2 IA-64
    CD/DVD-ROM
    EFI Shell [Built-in]
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
    Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
    Boot Option Maintenance Menu
    System Configuration Menu


    Use  and  to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option
Loading.: CD/DVD-ROM
Starting: CD/DVD-ROM


    HP OpenVMS Industry Standard 64 Operating System, Version V8.2
    ¦ Copyright 1976-2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

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