Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:01:11 +1200 | | From | Dru <> | | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: Kernel lockup on alpha with heavy IO |
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Ivan Kokshaysky wrote:
>On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 11:01:32PM +1200, Dru wrote: > > >>I am not having much luck with the firmware upgrade. >>It gets up to saying Copying up1500fw.txt from dva0 . . . and >>just sits there. It never reachs albasrm.rom file. >> >> > >Well, it was about 1.5 years ago when I upgraded the firmware last >time, so I don't recall all details... Anyway, from memory: >- make sure that you get to SRM prompt right after reset or > powerup, i.e. 'auto_action' is set to 'halt'; >- IIRC, UP1500 has problems with some floppy drives, and it > may require 2-3 resets before it reads the rom image file > successfully. > > > Finally got firmware to update, the up1500 board is a bit sturburn. Many repeated attempts and changing around floppy drives was successful. thanks for the help.
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