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Boot problem when HDDs are plugged [SOLVED] - def13 - 12-04-2019

Since yesterday have got a strange problem when I boot my Octane, here is the message :

Code:
Boot file not found on device: xio(0)pci(15)scsi(0)disck(2)rdisk(0)partition(8)/sash.
Autoboot failed
Unable to continue; press <enter> to return to the menu:

What's I've done before :
I've just installed and initialized 2 new HDDs in the Octane.
I logged as ROOT
I've follow the process to initialize and mount HDDs

It looks like looking for the boot on the HDD 2 or an other HDD except the HDD 1. When I do a HINV in command line from de PROM menu, the HDD 1 is not presente (!).

BUT, when I disconnect all HDDs from the Octane except the HDD 1, the system boot correctly.

I found something about forcing to boot on a specific HDD here :
http://www.fsck.it/html/geek/tips/boot.html

So according to this doc, I have to type in the PROM (can I do this in the Winterm from my ROOT session ?):

Code:
setenv SystemPartition dksc(0,1,8)
setenv OSLoadPartition dksc(0,1,0)
setenv root dks0d1s0

These 3 lines could solve my problem … Am I right ?

Thanks by advance for your help :-)

RE: Boot problem on when HDDs are plugged - Irinikus - 12-04-2019

This is what your "printenv" should look like: (These are my Octane2's environmental settings)

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RE: Boot problem on when HDDs are plugged - def13 - 12-04-2019

WOW ! Thanks very much Irinikus, you're so quick !

I've just check my ENV and SystemPartition, OSLoadPartition, OSLoadFilname, OSLoader are stickly the same (the rest too) … AND … As mad as it could be, the workstation boot perfectly now.

I've to find a way to duplicate this HDD on an other one and/or trying a fresh install (what a frighting thought for a newby like me ^_^!)

Just to be sure, is my first post is right ?

RE: Boot problem when HDDs are plugged - Jacques - 12-05-2019

def13, have you had a look at the link below for cloning disks?

https://forums.irixnet.org/thread-702-post-5222.html#pid5222

There is also this older document, but try gijoe's method above first.

http://xray0.princeton.edu/~phil/Facility/SGI_root_disk.html

RE: Boot problem when HDDs are plugged - def13 - 12-06-2019

@JacquesT
Thanks a lot for this link ! This script looks awesome.

RE: Boot problem when HDDs are plugged [SOLVED] - vvestraa - 04-26-2022

Would like to bump this old message, perhaps tangentially related to an Octane2 problem I am having.

On startup, the power-on system check complains:

"Internal SCSI: *FAILED* External SCSI: FAILED"

whether or not there are hard disks inserted or not,

and printenv shows none of the SystemPartition / OSLoadPartition / OSLoadFilename variables.

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I would like to assume that the Dallas 1687-5 chip in there is flat-out dead, and that buying a glitchworks replacement and doing an Octane2 software reinstall will help. But I'm not sure.

RE: Boot problem when HDDs are plugged [SOLVED] - robespierre - 04-27-2022

It's possible that your NVRAM has scrambled data that is confusing the POST routines, but the other possibility is that the error messages are correct: there is a fault in the SCSI host adapters. There could be a component or trace common to both, explaining the simultaneous errors.

RE: Boot problem when HDDs are plugged [SOLVED] - vishnu - 04-27-2022

Have you tried more than one SCSI disk? If not it's entirely possible that whatever disk you're using has failed. These Irix compatible SCSI disks aren't getting any younger...