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

[Hans Vlems]

On May 3, 9:20 pm, Heuser <vax... at chemie.uni-konstanz.de> wrote:
> On 3 Mai, 20:49, Dieter Geyer <briefk... at freenet.de> wrote:
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> > hello newsgroup
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> > 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.
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> > This machine is running fine Linux, HP-UX and Windows for IA-64.
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> > but booting VMS doesnt work :-(
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> > can anybody help ?
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> > here is the logfile :
> > =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=
> > AFTER changing the input/output to serial console !!!
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> > =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= PuTTY log 2011.04.24 18:55:04
> > =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=
> > 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
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> > 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)
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> > EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]  Firmware ver 2.31 [4411]
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> > Please select a boot option
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> >     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
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> >     Use  and  to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option
> > Loading.: CD/DVD-ROM
> > Starting: CD/DVD-ROM
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> >     HP OpenVMS Industry Standard 64 Operating System, Version V8.2
> >     ¦ Copyright 1976-2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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> > ########################
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> > end then nothing more ....
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> This mifght help:
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> You have to use the IDE-cable for the hard disk drive instead of the
> cable for the optical drive.
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>  Eberhard- Hide quoted text -
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Could you elaborate on that Eberhard?
I have no Itanium (yet ;-) so am not familiar with the platform.
The way I read your suggestion, a hard drive in an Itanium has two
interfaces,
a copper IDE and a fiber (IDE?) one?
Hans