[SunRescue] So I'm trying to get this Axil 220/245 "up", and I can't...

[jcarver]

Forgot to add. I believe the Axils want to see ##X36 full parity ram. as
opposed the the Sun ##X33 type.

				jim

Ken Hansen wrote:
> 
> Wow, what a strange system - I tried various combinations of HD/CD/termination and no go...
> 
> Then I remembered that I used to have problems with the memory subsystem, so I took out all the LX RAM and plugged in two of the original SIMMs, 16 Meg each,and it booted right up.
> 
> I put in another two SIMMs, and the system halts/hangs before it starts to read the HD/boot the OS.
> 
> Oh, and now that it appears to be working, I am trying to get the machine to boot off the CD-ROM, but no go - it complains about a bad magic number on the drive/device.
> 
> Any additional thoughts on this?
> 
> An SS/5-85 with TurboGX+ (4 Meg) graphics and only 32 Megs of RAM is only so appealing, esp. seeing that I can not convieniently install another/later OS on the machine.
> 
> I'll work with it some more, maybe it is possible to upgrade from an installed Linux image...
> 
> This is crazy-making...
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: "Ken Hansen" <n2vip at bellatlantic.net>
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Sent: April 15, 2001 5:16:35 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] So I'm trying to get this Axil 220/245 "up", and I can't...
> 
> I'll give it a go - sounds odd, but I swear this *used* to work fine...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ken
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com>
> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] So I'm trying to get this Axil 220/245 "up", and I
> can't...
> 
> >
> >   Is the cdrom drive terminated?  If so, try removing the terminator
> > and trying again.
> >
> >   Yes, I know that sounds crazy, but I've run literally hundreds of Axil
> > 245s...Their scsi busses are just a little bit quirky.
> >
> >           -Dave McGuire
> >
> > On April 14, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > > Scenario:
> > >
> > > Previously working Axil 245 workstation (SS/5-85 MHz "clone", w/72 pin
> RAM,
> > > stacked SBUS) sat in my basement for a few years ( gawd, I can't belive
> > > that...) and now won't boot.
> > >
> > > Description:
> > >
> > > On power up, probes memory, properly reports 96 Meg (6x16 Meg SIMMs from
> an
> > > LX), then identifies all SBUS cards (integrated and optional/plug-in),
> then
> > > it tests all the memory - all 96 megs test fine (one bank of 32 tested,
> then
> > > remaining bank of 64 tested).
> > >
> > > Then nothing.
> > >
> > > What I tried:
> > >
> > > I can stop-a the machine and probe-scsi (fine), printenv (fine), test
> > > /memory (fine), test scsi (fine), but as soon as I issue a boot command
> > > (boot disk, boot cdrom, or just boot) the machine just sits there...
> > >
> > > The HD is a Micropolis 1 Gig HD, Mfg. in 1993 - I suspected that was
> > > bad/questionable, so I removed the HD from the SCSI chain, same result.
> It
> > > hangs when it tries to boot an OS.
> > >
> > > **ANY** thoughts?
> > >
> > > A short while ago I was unable to boot cdrom, but the machine booted an
> old
> > > Red Hat Linux image (R5.2 Beta, IIRC) that was already on the HD.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
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