[Info-vax] W: VMS Alpha V7.2 for Multia/UDB installation media

[MG]

On 28-1-2012 15:14, MG wrote:
> On 28-1-2012 12:21, Heuser wrote:
>> Did you upgrade the firmware before?
>> This is on the OpenVMS freeware V5 "CD".
>
> I think I did (already months ago), but perhaps the upgrade wasn't
> recent enough. Thank you for the pointer, I will look into that now!

After trying several other things, here are some additional problems
I ran into when I attempted a foreign boot:
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 >>>BOOT DKA600,DVA0 -FL 0,80000
(boot dka600.6.0.6.0 -flags 0,80000)


*** Soft Error - Error #27 - SCSI:
   sense key = 'Unit Attention' (28|00) from dka600.6.0.6.0


Diagnostic Name        ID             Device  Pass  Test  Hard/Soft 
153- -2011
BOOT             00000071                        0     0     0    1 
25:156:1

*** End of Error ***


block 0 of dka600.6.0.6.0 is a valid boot block
reading 896 blocks from dka600.6.0.6.0
bootstrap code read in
base = 166000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 70000
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 158000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code


*** Soft Error - Error #23 - SCSI:
   sense key = 'Not Ready' (04|01) from dka600.6.0.6.0


Diagnostic Name        ID             Device  Pass  Test  Hard/Soft 
153- -2011
BOOT             00000071                        0     0     0    2 
25:156:2

*** End of Error ***

[...]

%IOC$INIT_SBD-I-FORBOOTREQ, Boot flags requested foreign boot.

     A foreign boot was requested (-flag 0,80000).  This
     allows key components and configuration information
     to be read from a secondary boot media.

     The system will now locate the device where the secondary
     boot media will be loaded.  You will be prompted to mount
     the secondary and primary boot media as needed.  You may be
     prompted multiple times, depending on the device selected for
     the secondary media, and the components that are loaded.


The following devices were specified on the boot command:

     1 = DKA600
     2 = DVA0

On which device will the secondary media be mounted [default 2 (DVA0)]:

Is the secondary boot media ready in drive DVA0 (Y/N) [Y]:
No Floppy Disk In Drive
No Floppy Disk In Drive
[...]

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Where DKA600 is a Yamaha CRW4260 external CD-R/RW drive.  I've also
used the DEC RRD43, hoping SCSI 'not ready' errors would go away.

I've also tried various different floppy diskettes.  I guess it
wouldn't help if the internal floppy diskette drive in my Multia/UDB
would turn out to be broken/defective...

Here's some information, including about the SRM:
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Multia SRM Console  BL5 V3.7-628, built on Apr 25 1995 at 15:14:12
*** keyboard not plugged in...
Keyboard error; using serial port terminal
*** Warning: NVR/TOY battery is dead ***
Testing Memory from 8 to 32 meg...
Old style QSNVR structure
Initializing QSNVR...
Executing power-up script...
*** Warning: NVR/TOY battery is dead ***
Testing Memory from 8 to 32 meg...
Executing power-up script...
Testing TGA
version                 BL5 V3.7-628 Apr 25 1995 15:14:12

dka0.0.0.6.0               DKA0               TOSHIBA MK2326FB  A14S
dka600.6.0.6.0             DKA600               YAMAHA CRW4260  1.0g
dva0.0.0.0.1               DVA0
ewa0.0.0.8.0               EWA0              08-00-2B-E2-B7-D6
pka0.7.0.6.0               PKA0                  SCSI Bus ID 7

32 Meg of system memory

*** keyboard not plugged in...
Keyboard error; using serial port terminal
Switching network ewa0.0.0.8.0 from Twisted Pair to AUI...
Switching network ewa0.0.0.8.0 from AUI to Thin Wire...
 >>>SHOW VERSION
version                 BL5 V3.7-628 Apr 25 1995 15:14:12
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  - MG