[Info-vax] ZX6000 down and out...ideas?

[Steven Schweda]

   I know nothing, but I thought that a zx6000 was very
similar to a zx2000 (AGP instead of PCI graphics?), and your
log looks significantly different from what I see from my
zx2000.  How old is your firmware?  Around here (zx2000, no
MP), I see stuff like:

[...]
1 0 0x0000A4 0x0000000000000000 start memory discovery
0 0 0x0000B1 0x0000000000000000 start memory DIMM scan
[...]
0 0 0x0000A5 0x0000000000000000 exit memory discovery
1 0 0x000081 0x0000000000000000 start I/O discovery
[...]
0 0 0x000080 0x0000000000000000 exit I/O discovery
VGA BIOS:  1002 5157 0708   <--- [Pause here for about 5s.]
0 0 0x00024D 0x0000000000000000 platform check post io
***********************************************************
CPU 0 present and active
  Vendor  = "GenuineIntel"
  Serial# = 000321d0763c00dc
  Version = 0x001f010504 (B1 Madison)
  Serial# = 000321d0763c00dc
  Version = 0x001f010504 (B1 Madison)
[...]
ROM revisions :verscode: 02.31.fwbtr_main_view
datecode: 4411
built with: makerom -V=2.31 -O -C on Thu Mar 11 16:13:03 MST 2004
ROM : Official Build
2.31 - rx2600/zx2000/zx6000 System Firmware
PAL_A Generic Version         :  07.31  Family 31 Model 1
PAL_B Version                 :  05.65  Family 31 Model 1
PAL_B Version                 :  07.59  Family 31 Model 0
PAL_A Specific Version        :  07.31  Family 31 Model 0
PAL_A Specific Version        :  05.37  Family 31 Model 1
PAL_A Specific Active Version :  05.37
PAL_B Active Version          :  05.65
SAL A Version                 :  02.00
SAL B Version                 :  02.31
SAL NVM Rev                   :  14.00
ACPI Version                  :  07.00
ACPI Tables                   :  2.0
ACPI Methods                  :  1.0b
EFI Version                   :  01.22
EFI Spec Rev                  :  01.10
EFI Intel Drop                :  14.61
POSSE Rev                     :  00.10
EFI NVM Rev                   :  07.00
SMBIOS Version                :  2.3.2a
IPMI Version                  :  01.00
BMC Rev                       :  01.52
MP Rev                        :  


   My memory and notes are ragged, but, as I recall, when I
had the original 900MHz CPU in this system, possibly with
older firmware, there was a significantly longer pause at the
"VGA BIOS" message (perhaps a minute or so?).  After stealing
a 1.5GHz CPU from my spare rx2600, and installing it in the
zx2000, the pause at the "VGA BIOS" message dropped to the
"about 5s" reported above.



> Hangs here for as long as you like.......... 

   And how long might that be?  You have no idea how long I
might like.  And I have no idea how long you waited.  If less
than, say, two minutes, then I'd suggest waiting longer.