SUMMARY: DEGPA-TA for DS20 running 4.0F

From: Alex Harkema (harkemaa@vertis.nl)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 09:22:41 EST


Hi list,
I did not get any reply on my original post, but after all solved the
problem.
This is the summary, original post is below (was patch 859.00 from
pk0007 fails to install)

>>
>
>Configuration: alphaserver ds20, running v40F, NHD-3
>
>First I only installed patch 859..00 from patch kit 0007 for Tru64 v
4.0F
>>(and a couple of dependant patches, dupach ll tell wich ones)
>>
>>Install pk0007 failed
>>
>>This is a known problem for ds20 running tru64 v4.0f with New Hardware
>>Delivery Kit v3 (NHD-3)
>>Early Release Patch on
http://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v4.0f
>>will fix the problem
>>
>>Install ERP okay
>>
>>Install patch 859.00 okay (and all dependant patches, see above)
>>As the readme for patch 859.00 states, do not rebeuild kernel, but
>>reboot to /genvmunix
>>
>>/sbin/bcheckrc
>>/sbin/update
>>/sbin/swapon a
>>
>>Create kernel:
>>
>>/usr/sbin/doconfig
>>
>>configfile has errors
>>/usr/sys/BINARY/files: local file MODULE/STATIC/ee overrides ee
>>Error: module ee already exists
>>
>>Customized kernel could nog be successfully created ()
>>
>>Encountered same problem in this archive:
>>http://www.ornl..gov/cts/archives/mailing-lists/tru64-unix-managers/20
0
>1/
>>11/msg00013.html
>>
>>There were a few references to the ee.mod in /usr/sys/conf/files. I
>>removed them and did not see error again, still the rebuild of the
>>kernel did not succeed:
>>
>>ld:
>>Error: Undefined:
>>cam_ata_configure
>>cam_ata_attributes
>>*** Exit 1 (ignored)
>>chmod 755 a.out
>>chmod: a.out: No such file or directory
>>*** Exit 4
>>Stop.
>>Press <RETURN> to continue
>>
>> eventually I could not get the new kernel to build
>> genvmunix had the correct drivers, because booted to /genvmunix
>kernel, the
>> os sees the card, but that isn't the solution i was looking for....
>>
>>So, at the end of the day, I installed the complete patchkit 0007
>(after
>>applying the ERP, mentioned as above)
>>After this I (again) had to remove all references to the ee.mod from
>>/usr/sys/alpha/files.
>>
>>At this point I ran sizer (sizer n yourname) and rebooted to
>/genvmunix.
>>Ran again (sizer n yourname.new). After this youll have to adjust the
>>(kernel)config file. By doing a diff over both sizer files (deff
>>yourname yourname.new) youll see the line you have to add to the
>>configfile.
>>
>>I still had no new errors, so I rebuild the kernel (doconfig c) and
>>kernel build was okay!
>>
>>Rebooted to multiuser mode and the os knew the device.
>>
>>
>>Alex Harkema
>
>--- original post: ---
>Hi list, I added a DEGPA-TA GB ethernet card in a DS20 box running DU
>4.0F. This requires patch 859.00 from the Tru64
>UNIX 4.0F Patch Kit 7 installed. However, this patch fails to install
>due to modification of ee.mod by OSHHWBIN101 (see also
>http://www.ornl.gov/cts/archives/mailing-lists/tru64-unix-managers/2002
/
>07/msg00132.html) Solution seems to be this early
> release patchkit:
>http://ftp.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v4.0f/duv40fb18-c0074203-1421
2
>-e-20020503.README.
>The prerequisites in this readme state:
> - You must have installed Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK7 (BL18) prior to
>installing
> - this Early Release Patch Kit. However, in this same readme under
>special instructions, I read
> - This patch enables 4.0F Patch Kit 7 (BL18) to install on systems
> - that have NHD3 installed. You need to execute the script installed
> - by this patch BEFORE you install 4..0F Patch Kit 7 (BL18). So, what
is
>the correct way to solve this? BTW: How can i
> determine hich NHD is installed? Thanks in advance for responses.
>Regards,
>Alex
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