Quote:>I'm having a little problem, I'm running two servers a NT 3.51 server
>, and a SCO 4.2 server, everyone using win3.11 or win95 clients to log
>into the NT server. Then they use tiny term to get to the unix box
>through tcp/ip. there are also some workstations using straight
>serial to talk to the unix box. for some reason every once in a while
>the clients accessing the unix box through a tcp/ip connection over
>the lan are locking up all at the same time, while the clients on a
>serial connection are not. The only clue I'm getting as to the reason
>is an error
>warning cet: unit 0 adapter check interupt 00180005!
>interface 0 in slot 7 has failed, trying to restart.
>then later I get
>notice: cet: unit 0 restarted successfllly.
>I'v figured out that unit 0 slot 7 is my NIC card, but I don't know
>how to fix the problem.
>Any suggestions are apreciated.
>by the way only the win 3.11 clients are locking up.
Hi !
I've been able to gather the following info from the SCO's IT
database. Please notice that this is not 100% related to the
problem you're facing but give it a try.
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Warning: cet0: adapter check interrupt: Interface ## in slot ## failed
KEYWORDS: jia v4 compaq proliant 1000 2000 4000 netflexII packet blaster
/usr/lib/compaq/cet0/.info texas instruments Driver.o Driver.fpa new hang system
network cet0 adapter check interrupt interface slot failed efs 1.7 uniethf.bin unieth.bin
RELEASE: SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 Operating System Version 4.2
SCO Open Desktop Release 3.0
Compaq EFS 1.7
PROBLEM: My network or system is* with the following error:
Warning: cet0: adapter check interrupt: Interface ## in slot ## has
failed Status 904 r1300000a0 r140000e934 r150000800f
The Packet Blaster(TM) chip on the NetFlexII card is receiving bad
(oversize) frames. This may be an indication of a hardware problem
somewhere else on the network (in other words, a faulty concentrator
or router).
SOLUTION: See Section I for an interim workaround. For a permanent fix, a new
NetFlexII driver is available from SCO Support.
Section II, below, details the driver replacement instructions.
NOTE: This will not stop the generation of oversize frames on the
network, it will merely tell the NetFlexII card to ignore them.
Section I. Workaround
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(1) cd /usr/lib/compaq/cet
(2) vi .info
(3) Search for "cpq6101", you should see the following lines:
board-id cpq6101
medium ethernet
mode fpa uniethf.bin
mode normal unieth.bin
mode promiscuous uniethp.bin
medium token-ring
(4) Swap the lines that contain references to the files 'uniethf.bin'
and 'unieth.bin':
board-id cpq6101
medium ethernet
mode normal unieth.bin # Swap these two lines so
mode fpa uniethf.bin # the unieth.bin is first.
mode promiscuous uniethp.bin
medium token-ring
(5) Shutdown and reboot the system.
Upon reboot, microcode will be loaded to the NetFlexII card that
will turn off the packet blasting capability and, in effect, make
the NetFlexII card a NetFlex card.
Section II: Driver Replacement Instructions
--------------------------------------------
(1) If you performed the workaround from Section I, undo it.
(2) Extract the Driver.fpa.Z file from the Support supplied diskette
or archive.
(3) Uncompress the resultant Driver.fpa.Z file:
# uncompress Driver.fpa.Z
(4) Back up the original cet Driver.o files:
# cd /etc/conf/pack.d/cet
# cp Driver.o Driver.o.org
(If there's a Driver.a in /etc/conf/pack.d/cet, move it out
of the way:
# mv Driver.a Driver.a.org)
# cd /usr/lib/compaq/cet
# cp Driver.o Driver.o.org
(4) Rename Driver.fpa to Driver.o and copy it to the Link kit and
the Compaq library:
# mv Driver.fpa Driver.o
# cp Driver.o /etc/conf/pack.d/cet/Driver.o
# cp Driver.o /usr/lib/compaq/cet/Driver.o
Relink the kernel:
# cd /etc/conf/cf.d
# ./link_unix -y
Reboot the system.
The board and driver will no longer react adversely to illegal
(oversize) frames on the wire. They will simply be ignored.
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Hope this helps !
Best,
Roberto
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