From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dgunix@gmail.com (DG UX) Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:33:26 +0300 Subject: [TUHS] DG/UX user/admin around? In-Reply-To: References: <43599C01-574E-48C6-A192-8C587A814178@claunia.com> Message-ID: Yeah, tried that, even with -vvv. Got : 01:09.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2940U/UW/D / AIC-7881U Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- wrote: > Use lspci -v on the Linux LiveCD to be sure that bus, slot, function and controller number are correct. > > El 24/08/2010, a las 15:44, DG UX escribió: > >> I've tried 3 things: >> >> 1. Board shows "PCI3" >> 2. Linux LiveCD says PCI slot 3 >> 3. I've tried a million combinations, just for the heck of it. None worked. >> >> And also, as I said, in case there is only 1 adapter it should >> automatically default and I cant shorthand it, as - >> sd(apsc(pci(),3),0)root >> Of course that as for the controller ID it is 7 - as shown by the >> Adaptec management tool and the device ID is 1 (or 0), depending on >> where I put it's jumper and also shown by mgmt tool at boot. >> >> Got any other ideas of how to verify bus/slot? >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:01 AM, Natalia Portillo wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Just a question. >>> >>> How did you checked the PCI bus and slot numbers? >>> Counting physically on the motherboard? >>> >>> If this is the case you're doing it wrong. >>> >>> The chipset could have various buses and slot numbers and so what appears physically to be slot 0 can easily be bus 2 slot 6. >>> >>> El 11/08/2010, a las 15:14, DG UX escribió: >>> >>>> Sorry to bother you all with my questions over this ancient machine >>>> and my failing trials with it.. >>>> Trying to get a DGUX system (Intel based) to work, as is, on a 'regular' x86 PC. >>>> >>>> Just a couple of things : >>>> >>>> 1. I did find out that that DG machine is looking for an Adaptec PCI >>>> SCSI Controller, and so I got an AHA-2940UW PCI card, installed it in >>>> an old PC, got a matching 9GB HDD and booted it up from my image I've >>>> 'DD'ed from the original DG machine. >>>> Boot prompt came up and said it's trying to load >>>> sd(apsc(pci(0),d,0,7),1,0)root:/dgux -3 >>>> it didn't, no error msg, just gave me back a "Boot command:" prompt. >>>> Bootpath of the original machine is sd(apsc(pci(0),d,0,7),1,0)root:/dgux -3. >>>> The disk drive parameters are correct, according to the docs, its - >>>> dev(ctrl(pci[pci_num]),slot[,func_num[,ctrl_id]])[,dev_id[,LUN]]). >>>> I've checked the PCI slot in which I installed the card, it's 3, and >>>> so I've tried '3' instead of 'd' in the command above, just got the >>>> boot prompt back again. >>>> Also tried - sd(apsc(pci(),3),0)root:/dgux -3  which should also work >>>> according to the docs (all other params are default). >>>> Tried to play with it and tried tons of combinations, just for the >>>> heck of it, still nothing. If I do type in some nonsense it does give >>>> me an error msg : "Error: No device specifications found in the boot >>>> command. Invalid boot command line". >>>> According to the docs, once I get the correct syntax, the system should load up. >>>> Anyone got any advice about that? >>>> >>>> 2.   Anyone here a/was a DG/UX user/admin? you guys are very hard to find :) >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> D' >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> TUHS mailing list >>>> TUHS at minnie.tuhs.org >>>> https://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/tuhs >>> >>> > >