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by **malc..** » Sat, 07 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Hope someone can help me out here, we are trying HP, adaptec and SCO
support.

I've tried using the bootstring to set the alad(0,0,5,0) didn't think
this was applicable but it was worth a go.:-<

We are trying to set up some SCO Unix 5.0.2 systems. We set them
up using a Master Tape created with Microlite Backup Edge. We then restore
this tape to the new system, setting up the disk geometry as we go.
We then re-licencse the SCO and register with the listed hardware.
We have previously set up over 100 other systems on HP Vectra's,
with no trouble. We now have a problem when trying to set up a HP BRIO
BA600 with a PIII Coppermine 700Mhz processor.
The problem appears to be associated with the Adaptec 2940AU SCSI
Card (bios 1.34.2) which is used to drive a DAT tape, (but not the hard
disk which is EIDE).

When the system boot's both from floppy and after a restore
booting from the hard disc, SCO runs 'F alad_init' the system promptly
kernel panics

> Unexpected trap in kerel mode:
> cr0 0x80010013 cr2 0x00000019 cr3 0x00002000 tlb 0x00000000
> ss 0x0000FFFF uesp 0xF01A8E1C efl 0x00010093 ipl 0x00000005
> cs 0x00000158 eip 0xF00C6BA2 err 0x00000002 trap 0x0000000E
> eax 0x000000000 ecx 0xC1014340 edx 0xC1014D18 ebx 0x007FFFFF
> esp 0xE0000CA0 ebp 0xE0000CD4 esi 0xC1014340 edi 0x00000000
> ds 0x00000160 es 0x00000160 fs 0x0000000 gs 0x00000000
> cpu 0x00000001

> PANIC: k_trap - Kernel mode trap type 0x0000000E

> Current TSS:
> link 0x00000000 esp0 0xE0000E80 ss0 0x00000160 esp1 0xE0000E80
> ss1 0x00000160 esp2 0xE0000E80 ss2 0x00000160 cr3 0x00002000
> eip 0xF016B6D8 efl 0x00000206 eax 0x00000005 ecx 0xE0001514
> edx 0xF016B659 ebx 00000003

> DOUBLE PANIC: k_trap - Double fault trap type 0x00000008

In my experience this is due to the SCSI card not being detected,
however the SCSIselect utility appears and it can see the DAT drive.

However if the same machine is booted with an adaptec 2910 card the system
boot's fine ( both from floppy discs and hard disc )

If A 2940AU card is inserted into the brio for the first time, then the
system is
booted using recoveredge discs, the Kernel boots succesfully and then
the system can
be installed from the tape onto the hard disc.

When the system is then booted from the hard disc after the install is
complete
a kernel panic ensuses, and the system cannot be booted from
recoveredge. This has happened
on two separate machines with different SCSI cards (same model though).
Again the 2910
can still be used, just not a 2940AU.
No BIOS changes are made to the system between the system booting into
recover edge
using the floppy discs and the system being booted from the hard disc
and kernel panic'ing

Disabling the serial and the parallel ports, seemed to make no difference,
or setting them to auto.

We ran DiagTools (rev 2.10) downloaded of the HP website and this
displayed a motherboard Error, with or without the adaptec 2940 card,
the attached file is with the adaptec 2940 card and gives details of all
hardware.

- Show quoted text -

> HP Brio BA600 (Pentium III Coppermine 700Mhz)
> 64Mbytes RAM
> BIOS Ver HW.27.10(QHW.10.01) - this is the latest bios (according to the
hp website)
> Primary Master HD ST315323A (15302Mbytes)
> Secondary Master CD-ROM FX4830T
> Graphics card is an onboard matrox

> PCI device listing ...
> Bus No. Device No. Func No. Vendor ID Device ID Device Class IRQ
> 0 4 0 1013 6003 Multimedia Device
9
> 0 7 1 8086 7111 IDE Controller
14
> 0 7 2 8086 7112 Serial Bus Controller
4
> 0 16 0 10B7 9055 Network

Controller 9 (3com 3c905b)

> 0 18 0 9004 6178 Mass Storage

Controller 11 ( adaptec 2940)

> 1 0 0 102B 0521 Display Controller
11

ACPI Controller 9

> Also...

> US Robotics modem on IRQ 5 com 3( 3E8 )

> Devices to be configured are:

> 3com 3c905b NIC
> Adaptec 2940AU SCSI Card (bios 1.34.2)
> HP Dat drive scsi id 5
> Serial Ports
> 1) 3F8 irq 4
> 2) 3E8 irq 5
> Parallel Port
> 1) 3BCH irq 7

Thanks,

Malcolm

HEWLETT-PACKARD DiagTools Support-Ticket
----------------------------------------

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Your system: HP Brio BA600 (BIOS HW.27.10)

Diagnostic: System Test Failed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1: HP Support-Ticket: Why this file is important
2: DiagTools : System Information
3: DiagTools : Test Report
4: DiagTools : Interpretation of Basic Tests Results
5: DiagTools : Administration Report
6: HP Support-Ticket: Your Comments

------------------------------------------------
1: HP Support-Ticket: Why this file is important
------------------------------------------------

This file is the "HP Support-Ticket". DiagTools has recorded
your system's configuration and the test results in it.

This file contains information essential to your Support Agent.
It makes the process of addressing the problem faster and more reliable.

You can email or fax this file to your local or dedicated HP Support
Agent.
This will help them solve the problem quickly and effectively.

This file can be edited, so that you can add your own comments.
To do this, go to "5: HP Support-Ticket: Your Comments" at the end
of this file.

----------------------------------------
2: DiagTools : System Information
----------------------------------------

[System]
Product - HP Brio
Version - BA600
Serial Number - NL03726016
BIOS Version - HW.27.10
Current BIOS Language - n|US|iso8859-1
UUID - Tq??1 ??<u? Ar

[Processors List]
Central Processor
Socket Designation - SLOT 1
Type - Central Processor
Family - HP-HIL
Manufacturer - Intel
Version - Pentium III
Current Speed - 700 MHz
CPU ID - 0383 F9FF 0000 0683

[Caches List]
L1 Cache
Socket Designation - Internal Cache
Cache Level - 1
Installed Size - 32 KB
Cache Speed - Unknown
Current SRAM Type - Synchronous
L2 Cache
Socket Designation - External Cache
Cache Level - 2
Installed Size - 256 KB
Cache Speed - Unknown
Current SRAM Type - Synchronous

[SIMM Sockets List]
Socket - DIMM1
Enabled Size - Not Installed
Speed - Not Applicable
Type - Not Applicable
Socket - DIMM2
Enabled Size - 64 MB
Speed - 6 ns
Type - DIMM

[Integrated LAN]
Integrated LAN ? - NO

[Active Graphics Subsystem]
Card Vendor Name - Matrox Graphics Inc.
Vesa SW Version - 1.7
Card Product Name - MGA-G200
Card Revision - 00
VGA Card Memory Size - 8192 KB
Integrated VGA ? - NO
Monitor Name - HP 52 Monitor
Monitor Code - HWP2828

[IDE HDDs List]
IDE Hard Disk - ST315323A
Capacity - 14.94 GB
Firmware Rev. - 3.02
Removable Media Device - NO

[IDE CD-ROMs List]
IDE CD-ROM - MITSUMI CD-ROM FX4830T!B R02C
Vendor Identification - MITSUMI
Product Identification - CD-ROM FX4830T!B
Product Revision Level - R02C
Configuration - SECONDARY - MASTER
Audio Play - Supported
XA Commands - Not Supported
Mode 2 Form 1 Sector - Supported
Mode 2 Form 2 Sector - Supported
Multisession CD - Supported
Load/Eject Support - Supported
Loading Mechanism - Tray Type
Max Data Transfer Rate - 8467 KBytes/Sec
Current Data Transfer Rate - 8467 KBytes/Sec

[PCI Cards List]
INTEL - Host Bridge
Card Type - Host Bridge
Vendor ID - 8086
Product ID - 7190
Bus Number - 00h
Device Number - 00h
Function Number - 00h
Revision - 03
Memory Start Addr. - E0000000
Memory End Addr. - E3FFFFF7
INTEL - PCI-PCI Bridge
Card Type - PCI-PCI Bridge
Vendor ID - 8086
Product ID - 7191
Bus Number - 00h
Device Number - 01h
Function Number - 00h
Revision - 03
IO Start Addr. - D000
IO End Addr. - DFFF
Memory Start Addr. - E4000000
Memory End Addr. - E5FFFFFF
Memory Start Addr. - E6000000
Memory End Addr. - E6FFFFFF
CIRRUS LOGIC - Multimedia Audio
Card Type - Multimedia Audio
Vendor ID - 1013
Product ID - 6003
Bus Number - 00h
Device Number - 04h
Function Number - 00h
Revision
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by **Bria** » Sat, 07 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Quote:> Hope someone can help me out here, we are trying HP, adaptec and SCO
> support.

> I've tried using the bootstring to set the alad(0,0,5,0) didn't think
> this was applicable but it was worth a go.:-<

> We are trying to set up some SCO Unix 5.0.2 systems. We set
them
> up using a Master Tape created with Microlite Backup Edge. We then
restore
> this tape to the new system, setting up the disk geometry as we go.
> We then re-licencse the SCO and register with the listed hardware.
> We have previously set up over 100 other systems on HP Vectra's,
> with no trouble. We now have a problem when trying to set up a HP BRIO
> BA600 with a PIII Coppermine 700Mhz processor.
> The problem appears to be associated with the Adaptec 2940AU SCSI
> Card (bios 1.34.2) which is used to drive a DAT tape, (but not the
hard
> disk which is EIDE).

> When the system boot's both from floppy and after a restore
> booting from the hard disc, SCO runs 'F alad_init' the system promptly
> kernel panics

> > Unexpected trap in kerel mode:
> > cr0 0x80010013 cr2 0x00000019 cr3 0x00002000 tlb 0x00000000
> > ss 0x0000FFFF uesp 0xF01A8E1C efl 0x00010093 ipl 0x00000005
> > cs 0x00000158 eip 0xF00C6BA2 err 0x00000002 trap 0x0000000E
> > eax 0x000000000 ecx 0xC1014340 edx 0xC1014D18 ebx 0x007FFFFF
> > esp 0xE0000CA0 ebp 0xE0000CD4 esi 0xC1014340 edi 0x00000000
> > ds 0x00000160 es 0x00000160 fs 0x0000000 gs 0x00000000
> > cpu 0x00000001

> > PANIC: k_trap - Kernel mode trap type 0x0000000E

I believe the "E" at the end means there is a memory problem.

- Show quoted text -

Quote:
> > Current TSS:
> > link 0x00000000 esp0 0xE0000E80 ss0 0x00000160 esp1 0xE0000E80
> > ss1 0x00000160 esp2 0xE0000E80 ss2 0x00000160 cr3 0x00002000
> > eip 0xF016B6D8 efl 0x00000206 eax 0x00000005 ecx 0xE0001514
> > edx 0xF016B659 ebx 00000003

> > DOUBLE PANIC: k_trap - Double fault trap type 0x00000008

> In my experience this is due to the SCSI card not being detected,
> however the SCSIselect utility appears and it can see the DAT drive.

> However if the same machine is booted with an adaptec 2910 card the
system
> boot's fine ( both from floppy discs and hard disc )

> If A 2940AU card is inserted into the brio for the first time, then
the
> system is
> booted using recoveredge discs, the Kernel boots succesfully and then
> the system can
> be installed from the tape onto the hard disc.

> When the system is then booted from the hard disc after the install is
> complete
> a kernel panic ensuses, and the system cannot be booted from
> recoveredge. This has happened
> on two separate machines with different SCSI cards (same model
though).
> Again the 2910
> can still be used, just not a 2940AU.
> No BIOS changes are made to the system between the system booting into
> recover edge
> using the floppy discs and the system being booted from the hard disc
> and kernel panic'ing

> Disabling the serial and the parallel ports, seemed to make no
difference,
> or setting them to auto.

> We ran DiagTools (rev 2.10) downloaded of the HP website and this
> displayed a motherboard Error, with or without the adaptec 2940 card,
> the attached file is with the adaptec 2940 card and gives details of
all
> hardware.

This is a guess,
You stated that the system will work with the 2910 but NOT the
2940. If this is the case, I am guessing that you need to take the
2910 driver out of the kernel (the one that is used to boot) and
replace it with the 2940 driver. The problem is, I do not know
how this is done.

Maybe someone else in this newsgroup can expand on switching drivers in
the kernel.

Sorry I could not be of more assistance,

Brian

by **Scott Neugrosch** » Sat, 07 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Unfortunately, both the 2910 and the 2940 use an alad driver. Brian may
have it right when he commented on the type E fault (page fault in the
kernel).
You might have bad memory. I hate to suggest this, but you might want
to try
replacing your DIMMs.

Scott

> > Hope someone can help me out here, we are trying HP, adaptec and SCO
> > support.

> > I've tried using the bootstring to set the alad(0,0,5,0) didn't think
> > this was applicable but it was worth a go.:-<

> > We are trying to set up some SCO Unix 5.0.2 systems. We set
> them
> > up using a Master Tape created with Microlite Backup Edge. We then
> restore
> > this tape to the new system, setting up the disk geometry as we go.
> > We then re-licencse the SCO and register with the listed hardware.
> > We have previously set up over 100 other systems on HP Vectra's,
> > with no trouble. We now have a problem when trying to set up a HP BRIO
> > BA600 with a PIII Coppermine 700Mhz processor.
> > The problem appears to be associated with the Adaptec 2940AU SCSI
> > Card (bios 1.34.2) which is used to drive a DAT tape, (but not the
> hard
> > disk which is EIDE).

> > When the system boot's both from floppy and after a restore
> > booting from the hard disc, SCO runs 'F alad_init' the system promptly
> > kernel panics

> > > Unexpected trap in kerel mode:
> > > cr0 0x80010013 cr2 0x00000019 cr3 0x00002000 tlb 0x00000000
> > > ss 0x0000FFFF uesp 0xF01A8E1C efl 0x00010093 ipl 0x00000005
> > > cs 0x00000158 eip 0xF00C6BA2 err 0x00000002 trap 0x0000000E
> > > eax 0x000000000 ecx 0xC1014340 edx 0xC1014D18 ebx 0x007FFFFF
> > > esp 0xE0000CA0 ebp 0xE0000CD4 esi 0xC1014340 edi 0x00000000
> > > ds 0x00000160 es 0x00000160 fs 0x0000000 gs 0x00000000
> > > cpu 0x00000001

> > > PANIC: k_trap - Kernel mode trap type 0x0000000E

> I believe the "E" at the end means there is a memory problem.

> > > Current TSS:
> > > link 0x00000000 esp0 0xE0000E80 ss0 0x00000160 esp1 0xE0000E80
> > > ss1 0x00000160 esp2 0xE0000E80 ss2 0x00000160 cr3 0x00002000
> > > eip 0xF016B6D8 efl 0x00000206 eax 0x00000005 ecx 0xE0001514
> > > edx 0xF016B659 ebx 00000003

> > > DOUBLE PANIC: k_trap - Double fault trap type 0x00000008

> > In my experience this is due to the SCSI card not being detected,
> > however the SCSIselect utility appears and it can see the DAT drive.

> > However if the same machine is booted with an adaptec 2910 card the
> system
> > boot's fine ( both from floppy discs and hard disc )

> > If A 2940AU card is inserted into the brio for the first time, then
> the
> > system is
> > booted using recoveredge discs, the Kernel boots succesfully and then
> > the system can
> > be installed from the tape onto the hard disc.

> > When the system is then booted from the hard disc after the install is
> > complete
> > a kernel panic ensuses, and the system cannot be booted from
> > recoveredge. This has happened
> > on two separate machines with different SCSI cards (same model
> though).
> > Again the 2910
> > can still be used, just not a 2940AU.
> > No BIOS changes are made to the system between the system booting into
> > recover edge
> > using the floppy discs and the system being booted from the hard disc
> > and kernel panic'ing

> > Disabling the serial and the parallel ports, seemed to make no
> difference,
> > or setting them to auto.

> > We ran DiagTools (rev 2.10) downloaded of the HP website and this
> > displayed a motherboard Error, with or without the adaptec 2940 card,
> > the attached file is with the adaptec 2940 card and gives details of
> all
> > hardware.

> This is a guess,
> You stated that the system will work with the 2910 but NOT the
> 2940. If this is the case, I am guessing that you need to take the
> 2910 driver out of the kernel (the one that is used to boot) and
> replace it with the 2940 driver. The problem is, I do not know
> how this is done.

> Maybe someone else in this newsgroup can expand on switching drivers in
> the kernel.

> Sorry I could not be of more assistance,

> Brian

by **Tony Lawrenc** » Sun, 08 Oct 2000 04:00:00

> Unfortunately, both the 2910 and the 2940 use an alad driver. Brian may
> have it right when he commented on the type E fault (page fault in the
> kernel).
> You might have bad memory. I hate to suggest this, but you might want
> to try
> replacing your DIMMs.

Another 2940 panic I ran across on a recent install was fixed by
disabling the "Reset scsi bus on initialization" option in the
card's Bios.

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by **D. Thomas Podna** » Sun, 08 Oct 2000 04:00:00

malc...@intech.co.uk wrote the stuff below the line.
I'm top posting because the post is quite long.

Malcom,

I would point out some of the information from below in your post that
I am bringing up (above the line) for reference.

----------
[System : Real Time Clock Test]
Set RTC and Timer Clock : OK
RTC Periodic Interrupt not coming.
TEST FAILED 10/05/2000 16:48:40
RTC Periodic Interrupt not coming.
Error Code : 0050

TEST FAILED
----------
TEST FAILED 10/05/2000 16:52:42
Interrupt activation test failed at port 3ECh.
Error Code : 0605

IRQ Activation : FAIL
TEST FAILED
----------
CPU Speed is 450 MHz.
----------
-----------------------------------------------------------
4: DiagTools : Interpretation of Basic Tests Results
-----------------------------------------------------------

[Defective Areas]
none

[Defective Modules]

>>>> MotherBoard

[Uncovered Modules]
none
----------

1) The diagnostics say the real time clock is failing, there is an interrupt
failure, the CPU speed is 450MHz, and the motherboard is bad.

The validity of the diagnostics test I can't measure. If correct,
well, you've got a bad motherboard. And possibly a re-stamped CPU.

2) The Adaptec Web site says that your host adapter (2940AU) has a problem
with Intel SE440BX-2 motherboards. Do you know what the HP MB is based on?

3) You can turn the bios OFF on the 2940AU if it just controls a tape drive.

4) Try booting with...
defbootstr scsi.noscan Stp=alad(0,0,5,0)

scsi.noscan might not have been available until 5.0.4.
It tells Unix not to look for hard drives on the 2940AU.

5) Why 5.0.2? It's an old OS with old versions of drivers, including alad.
Does the same scenario fail if you use 5.0.5 or 5.0.6?

Good Luck

Tom
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Hope someone can help me out here, we are trying HP, adaptec and SCO
support.