Subject: Re: panic: wscons_emul_attach: bogus location on 3000/900?
To: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
From: John Hawkinson <jhawk@bbnplanet.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 11/15/1996 17:14:21
> However, it sounds like you're already using the serial console, so...
Right, sorry to be less than precisely clear.
> It claims that the 900 (and the 800), like the 500, has a built in
> frame buffer. However, when talking about the frame buffer it only
> talks about the 500...
>
>
> So, I suppose there are a few of questions that you could answer for me:
>
> (1) does it look like your machine has a port for a frame
> buffer in the back?
Getting someone to check...might be awhile.
> (2) what does it say while booting?
"Say"? Could you be more specific? I've included
what I think you want (output while booting Digital Unix).
> (3) what does "show conf" at the firmware prompt output?
Attaching.
> the machine doesn't have a frame buffer, and my previous
> heuristic to check for one is inappropriate, or
OK.
> the machine does have a frame buffer, but that frame buffer
> isn't configured by the firmware if there's no monitor
> attached.
Err, ok.
> Either can be fixed, i just need to know which one needs to be. 8-)
Right-oh. So you're saying what happens here is that a frame
buffer is being detected (sfb0), but has bogus information attached.
--jhawk
DEC 3000 - M900
Digital Equipment Corporation
VPP PAL V5.56-82000101/OSF PAL V1.45-82000201 - Built on 22-JUL-1996 13:58:51.33
TCINFO DEVNAM DEVSTAT
------ -------- --------
CPU OK KN17-AB -V6.7-S85A-I20C-sV2.1-DECchip 21064A P2.0
OSC 275 MHz
ASIC OK
MEM OK
8
7
NVR OK
SCC OK
NI OK
ISDN OK
6
SCSI OK
5-PMAF-FD TC5
0-PMAF-FD TC0
>>> show device
BOOTDEV ADDR DEVTYPE NUMBYTES RM/FX WP DEVNAM REV
------- ---- ------- -------- ----- -- ------ ---
ESA0 08-00-2B-39-99-36 , TENBT
DKA200 A/2/0 DISK 1.05GB FX RZ26L 440C
DKA300 A/3/0 DISK 1.05GB FX RZ26L 440C
..HostID.. A/7 INITR
DKB400 B/4/0 RODISK 615.32MB RM WP RRD42 4.5d
..HostID.. B/7 INITR
********************************* ENTRY 1. *********************************
----- EVENT INFORMATION -----
EVENT CLASS OPERATIONAL EVENT
OS EVENT TYPE 300. SYSTEM STARTUP
SEQUENCE NUMBER 0.
OPERATING SYSTEM DEC OSF/1
OCCURRED/LOGGED ON Thu Feb 16 17:30:34 1995
OCCURRED ON SYSTEM d4000
SYSTEM ID x00080004 CPU TYPE: DEC 3000
SYSTYPE x00000000
MESSAGE Alpha boot: available memory from
_0x830000 to 0x4000000
DEC OSF/1 V3.0B (Rev. 358.78); Thu
_Feb 16 19:28:23 CST 1995
physical memory = 64.00 megabytes.
available memory = 53.31 megabytes.
using 238 buffers containing 1.85
_megabytes of memory
tc0 at nexus
scc0 at tc0 slot 7
tcds0 at tc0 slot 6
scsi0 at tcds0 slot 0
rz2 at scsi0 bus 0 target 2 lun 0 (DEC
_ RZ26L (C) DEC 440C)
rz3 at scsi0 bus 0 target 3 lun 0 (DEC
_ RZ26L (C) DEC 440C)
scsi1 at tcds0 slot 1
rz12 at scsi1 bus 1 target 4 lun 0
_(DEC RRD43 (C) DEC 1084)
bba0 at tc0 slot 7
ln0: DEC LANCE Module Name: PMAD-BA
ln0 at tc0 slot 7
ln0: DEC LANCE Ethernet Interface,
_hardware address: 08-00-2B-39-99-36
fta0: DEC CRE DEFTA FDDI Module Name:
_PMAF-FD
fta0 at tc0 slot 0
fta0: DMA Available.
fta0: DEC CRE DEFTA (PDQ) FDDI
_Interface, Hardware address:
_08-00-2B-B0-8F-B2
fta0: Firmware rev: 2.2
fta1: DEC CRE DEFTA FDDI Module Name:
_PMAF-FD
fta1 at tc0 slot 5
fta1: DMA Available.
fta1: DEC CRE DEFTA (PDQ) FDDI
_Interface, Hardware address:
_08-00-2B-B0-90-92
fta1: Firmware rev: 2.2
DEC 3000 - M900 system
Firmware revision: 5.2
PALcode: OSF version 1.35
lvm0: configured.
lvm1: configured.
dli: configured
SuperLAT. Copyright 1993 Meridian
_Technology Corp. All rights
_reserved.
>>> boot dka300
INIT-S-CPU...
INIT-S-RESET_TC...
INIT-S-ASIC...
INIT-S-MEM...
INIT-S-NVR...
INIT-S-SCC...
INIT-S-NI...
INIT-S-SCSI...
INIT-S-ISDN...
INIT-S-TC5...
INIT-S-TC0...
AUDIT_BOOT_STARTS ...
AUDIT_CHECKSUM_GOOD
AUDIT_LOAD_BEGINS
AUDIT_LOAD_DONE
OSF boot - Mon Jul 24 21:56:39 EDT 1995
Loading vmunix ...
Current PAL Revision <0x10538>
Switching to OSF PALcode Succeeded
New PAL Revision <0x2012d>
Loading into KSEG Address Space
Sizes:
text = 3115744
data = 427456
bss = 628736
Starting at 0xfffffc00002387e0
Alpha boot: available memory from 0x750000 to 0x4000000
Digital UNIX V3.2C (Rev. 148); Wed Nov 13 15:54:58 PST 1996
physical memory = 64.00 megabytes.
available memory = 56.68 megabytes.
using 238 buffers containing 1.85 megabytes of memory
tc0 at nexus
scc0 at tc0 slot 7
tcds0 at tc0 slot 6
scsi0 at tcds0 slot 0
rz2 at scsi0 bus 0 target 2 lun 0 (DEC RZ26L (C) DEC 440C)
rz3 at scsi0 bus 0 target 3 lun 0 (DEC RZ26L (C) DEC 440C)
scsi1 at tcds0 slot 1
rz12 at scsi1 bus 1 target 4 lun 0 (DEC RRD42 (C) DEC 4.5d)
bba0 at tc0 slot 7
ln0: DEC LANCE Module Name: PMAD-BA
ln0 at tc0 slot 7
ln0: DEC LANCE Ethernet Interface, hardware address: 08-00-2B-39-99-36
fta0: DEC CRE DEFTA FDDI Module Name: PMAF-FD
fta0 at tc0 slot 0
fta0: DMA Available.
fta0: DEC CRE DEFTA (PDQ) FDDI Interface, Hardware address: 08-00-2B-B0-8F-B2
fta0: Firmware rev: 2.2
fta1: DEC CRE DEFTA FDDI Module Name: PMAF-FD
fta1 at tc0 slot 5
fta1: DMA Available.
fta1: DEC CRE DEFTA (PDQ) FDDI Interface, Hardware address: 08-00-2B-B0-90-92
fta1: Firmware rev: 2.2
DEC 3000 - M900 system
Firmware revision: 6.8
PALcode: OSF version 1.45
lvm0: configured.
lvm1: configured.
dli: configured