[indigofan]

Now I get this:

001c01-L1>debug 0x010d
debug switches set to 0x010d
001c01-L1>pwr u
001c01-L1>INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 9
INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 10
INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 11

Still no POD

[weblacky]

Now I get this:

001c01-L1>debug 0x010d
debug switches set to 0x010d
001c01-L1>pwr u
001c01-L1>INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 9
INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 10
INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 11

Still no POD

If that's all you get, then your Irix CONSOLE Output is on a different serial port than your L1 console.  Please see my Fuel repair thread on this.

You will need to attach null modem serial cables to multiple ports at once and start multiple terminal screens then AC power your Tezro, they will merge BACK to default (crt+t/Ctrl+d) for CONSOLE serial port once you do your reinit your settings.  But for now, you have two separate outputs you need to manage simultaneously.

My personal experience is HOT PLUGGING the serial lines DOES NOT WORK, you need to be attached before things begin.  Likely you want Serial 1 and serial CONSOLE, but you may need to try all ports until you find your PROM CONSOLE output...

[indigofan]

Now I get this:

001c01-L1>debug 0x010d
debug switches set to 0x010d
001c01-L1>pwr u
001c01-L1>INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 9
INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 10
INFO: Cannot enable VRM: 11

Still no POD

If that's all you get, then your Irix CONSOLE Output is on a different serial port than your L1 console.  Please see my Fuel repair thread on this.

You will need to attach null modem serial cables to multiple ports at once and start multiple terminal screens then AC power your Tezro, they will merge BACK to default (crt+t/Ctrl+d) for CONSOLE serial port once you do your reinit your settings.  But for now, you have two separate outputs you need to manage simultaneously.

My personal experience is HOT PLUGGING the serial lines DOES NOT WORK, you need to be attached before things begin.  Likely you want Serial 1 and serial CONSOLE, but you may need to try all ports until you find your PROM CONSOLE output...

Cables ordered, haven't had to use null modem cables, well since I had a good old USR modem, like 22 years ago.

[Irinikus]

I connect to my Tezro via serial 1.

[indigofan]

Making some progress, was able to get into POD mode, cleared, initted, flushed....


IP35 PROM SGI Version 6.171 built 08:59:14 AM Oct 29, 2003
*** Warning: System controller debug switches are non-zero (0x8)
*** Boot stop requested at Global (2)
Testing/Initializing memory ............... DONE
Copying PROM code to memory ............... DONE
Discovering local IO ...................... DONE
Discovering NUMAlink connectivity .........
Local hub NUMAlink is down.
*** Local network link down
DONE
Found 1 objects (1 hubs, 0 routers) in 5891 usec
Waiting for peers to complete discovery.... DONE
No other nodes present; becoming global master
Global master is /hw/rack/001/bay/01
Intializing any CPUless nodes.............. DONE
Checking partitioning information ......... DONE
No other nodes present; becoming partition master
Local slave entering slave loop
A 000 001c01:
A 000 001c01: *** Entering POD mode on node 0
A 000 001c01: POD SysCt Cac> debug 0x00
A 000 001c01: ^ Syntax error
A 000 001c01: POD SysCt Cac>
escaping to L1 system controller
001c01-L1>debug 0x00
debug switches set to 0x0000

returning to console mode 001c01 CPU0, <CTRL_T> to escape to L1

A 000 001c01: POD SysCt Cac>
escaping to L1 system controller
001c01-L1>reset

returning to console mode 001c01 CPU0, <CTRL_T> to escape to L1
Starting PROM Boot process


IP35 PROM SGI Version 6.171 built 08:59:14 AM Oct 29, 2003
Testing/Initializing memory ............... DONE
Copying PROM code to memory ............... DONE
Discovering local IO ...................... DONE
Discovering NUMAlink connectivity .........
Local hub NUMAlink is down.
*** Local network link down
DONE
Found 1 objects (1 hubs, 0 routers) in 5890 usec
Waiting for peers to complete discovery.... DONE
No other nodes present; becoming global master
Global master is /hw/rack/001/bay/01
Intializing any CPUless nodes.............. DONE
Checking partitioning information ......... DONE
No other nodes present; becoming partition master
Local slave entering slave loop
Loading BASEIO prom ....................... DONE

BASEIO PROM Monitor SGI Version 6.171 built 08:55:42 AM Oct 29, 2003 (BE64)
2 CPUs on 1 nodes found.

NVRAM checksum is incorrect: reinitializing.
Automatic update of PROM environment disabled
Graphics diagnostics

Odyssey board #0 found on nasid 0
Running Odyssey xtalk sanity diag...
Board version 1 - Buzz revision 3B
On board sdram size: 128 Mb
Cas latency: CAS 3
4 banks by sdram module
Running Odyssey Buzz registers diag...
Device passed diagnostics

Installing PROM Device drivers ............
On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface
Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0
Installing Graphics Console...
graphics install: searching for pipe 0
Probing IOC4 ATA adapter 2
IOC4 RevId = 79
Detected Vendor id/Product IBM DROM00203

Walking SCSI Adapter 0, (pci id 3)
1+ Device Vendor Product: COMPAQ BF30084971
2+ Device Vendor Product: COMPAQ BF30084971
3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 2 device(s)


Walking SCSI Adapter 1, (pci id 3)
1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15timeout on adapter 1 target f
tm0=0xee050f7db, tm1=0xee050f7b4, timeout=0xb
- = 0 device(s)

Initializing PROM Device drivers ..........
Initializing Base I/O Ethernet Interface...Done.
---------------Interface Configuration Summary----------------
ASIC|Revision|MAC Address : 5701|B5|08:00:69:13:ec:c0
Link Negotiation|Advertisement : On|<H10 F10 H100 F100 H1000 F1000>
Link|Speed|Duplex|Rx/Tx FlowCtrl: Up|1000|Full|Off/Off
--------------------------------------------------------------
DONE
no response from 001c01 console, system not responding
no response from 001c01 console, system not responding
no response from 001c01 console, system not responding
Automatic update of PROM environment disabled
Installing PROM Device drivers ............
On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface
Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0
Installing Graphics Console...
graphics install: searching for pipe 0
Probing IOC4 ATA adapter 2
IOC4 RevId = 79
Detected Vendor id/Product IBM DROM00203

Walking SCSI Adapter 0, (pci id 3)
1+ Device Vendor Product: COMPAQ BF30084971
2+ Device Vendor Product: COMPAQ BF30084971
3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 2 device(s)


Walking SCSI Adapter 1, (pci id 3)
1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 0 device(s)

Initializing PROM Device drivers ..........
Initializing Base I/O Ethernet Interface...Done.
---------------Interface Configuration Summary----------------
ASIC|Revision|MAC Address : 5701|B5|08:00:69:13:ec:c0
Link Negotiation|Advertisement : On|<H10 F10 H100 F100 H1000 F1000>
Link|Speed|Duplex|Rx/Tx FlowCtrl: Up|1000|Full|Off/Off
--------------------------------------------------------------
DONE
Automatic update of PROM environment disabled
Installing PROM Device drivers ............
On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface
Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0
Installing Graphics Console...
graphics install: searching for pipe 0
Probing IOC4 ATA adapter 2
IOC4 RevId = 79
Detected Vendor id/Product IBM DROM00203

Walking SCSI Adapter 0, (pci id 3)
1+ Device Vendor Product: COMPAQ BF30084971
2+ Device Vendor Product: COMPAQ BF30084971
3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 2 device(s)


Walking SCSI Adapter 1, (pci id 3)
1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 0 device(s)

Initializing PROM Device drivers ..........
Initializing Base I/O Ethernet Interface...Done.
---------------Interface Configuration Summary----------------
ASIC|Revision|MAC Address : 5701|B5|08:00:69:13:ec:c0
Link Negotiation|Advertisement : On|<H10 F10 H100 F100 H1000 F1000>
Link|Speed|Duplex|Rx/Tx FlowCtrl: Up|1000|Full|Off/Off
--------------------------------------------------------------


Gave me some error about no free space, wiped the drive, re-loaded install tools, display showed OS Loading, OS Running, but nothing comes up on the screen and I can not access the system via the console..

[Irinikus]

The tezro does a funny thing during boot, where it switches to a sync on green analog output and switches back to a digital output once the OS comes up.

This will cause you to have trouble trying to install a new OS, as it outputs an analog output in inst!

Try using a DVI to VGA converter.

If you have a DCD fitted, then the display output on the DCD remains digital during get boot process

[indigofan]

The tezro does a funny thing during boot, where it switches to a sync on green analog output and switches back to a digital output once the OS comes up.

This will cause you to have trouble trying to install a new OS, as it outputs an analog output in inst!

Try using a DVI to VGA converter.

If you have a DCD fitted, then the display output on the DCD remains digital during get boot process

Good thing I have a few adapters. Now in INST... Thanks!

[Irinikus]

The tezro does a funny thing during boot, where it switches to a sync on green analog output and switches back to a digital output once the OS comes up.

This will cause you to have trouble trying to install a new OS, as it outputs an analog output in inst!

Try using a DVI to VGA converter.

If you have a DCD fitted, then the display output on the DCD remains digital during get boot process

Good thing I have a few adapters. Now in INST... Thanks!

Glad to help!

[weblacky]

Yes, native Tezro is DVI-A. But you need a DVI-I cable and monitor due to aforementioned switching from DVI-A to DVI-D and back again at times.

Also, we’re you replacing your RTC in this adventure? I noticed the NVRAM error during first boot to reinit. Did you just put a modular battery L1 RTC replacement in?

[indigofan]

Yes, native Tezro is DVI-A.  But you need a DVI-I cable and monitor due to aforementioned switching from DVI-A to DVI-D and back again at times.

Also, we’re you replacing your RTC in this adventure?  I noticed the NVRAM error during first boot to reinit. Did you just put a modular battery L1 RTC replacement in?

I have one that I got for my Fuel, haven't put it in yet, was just trying to get the system up and running. Ordered the other battery for the IO9 card as well..