SUMMARY: Strange problems with AS4100

From: Rumi Szabolcs (rumi_ml@rtfm.hu)
Date: Mon May 03 2004 - 13:37:33 EDT


On Mon, 03 May 2004 13:56:41 +0200
Rumi Szabolcs <rumi_ml@rtfm.hu> wrote:

> I'm having rather strange problems with an AS4100. Tru64 5.1A fails
> to boot from the install CD with a kernel memory fault, the 5.1B
> CD boots up but the keyboard and mouse are totally locked up.
>
> It does the same with any SCSI controller and video card I
> could find, and with 'set console serial' the kernel panics after
> probing the hardware with 'no console configured' or something
> like that.
>
> By g00gling around the planet I've found some indications that this
> might be caused by the system being configured using the ECU floppy
> (EISA Configuration Utility) for WinNT, so I'd need the ECU diskette
> for UNIX/VMS to be able to boot Tru64. Some sources also mention
> that I need at least the 1.9 version of the ECU to correctly
> reconfigure the system and be able to run anything >= DU 4.x.

Dear Managers,

yes, this was the problem indeed!

I have reconfigured the system with a UNIX ECU diskette I got from
one of you and now both Tru64 5.1A and 5.1B install CDs work fine.
Thanks a LOT to those who have responded!

I think it's probably better not to disclose the names of those
helpful people because of the ECU program being some strangely
copyrighted material (this is why not even HP is distributing
it on the Internet) but thank you very-very much!

Best regards,
Szabolcs Rumi



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