[rescue] Challenge DM rescue / Irix 6.2 problems

[Marc Zyngier]

Hi all !

After the Tandem badged Indigo-2, here is my latest rescue : a very
nice Tandem badged SGI Challenge-DM :

IP19 with 4x100MHz R4400, MC3 with 192MB RAM, IO4 with VCAM and Mezz
SCIP (5 SCSI busses total, yeah ! :-), VME serial and VME FDDI ! 4x2GB
disks, CDROM, QIC and DAT. Very nice, and very loud ! ;-)

Unfortunately, 2 disks are toasted, including boot disk. And my copy
of Irix 6.2 (which is working fine on the I2) refuses to load,
screaming about no unix.IP19. Which is true, as I cannot manage to
find a kernel to boot on that FS...

I have included the log. Does anybody have a clue ?

Thanks a lot !

        M.

<DeadBeef>
System Maintenance Menu

1) Start System
2) Install System Software
3) Run Diagnostics
4) Recover System
5) Enter Command Monitor

Option? 2


                         Installing System Software...

                       Press <Esc> to return to the menu.



1) Remote Tape  2) Remote Directory  3)[Local CD-ROM]  4) Local Tape  
      *a) Local SCSI CD-ROM drive 5

Enter 1-4 to select source type, a to select the source, <esc> to quit,
or <enter> to start: 


Insert the installation CD-ROM, then press <enter>: 

Copying installation program to disk.
......... 10% ......... 20% ......... 30% ......... 40% ......... 50% 
......... 60% ......... 70% ......... 80% ......... 90% ......... 100% 

Copy complete
Unable to load dksc(1,1,1)/unix.IP19: no recognizable file system on device.
Failed to boot

Press <Enter> to return to the menu: 
</DeadBeef>
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