[Tephran]

Looking for advice, I have a second Octane that I've cobbled together with an EMXI and a Digital Video board running 6.5.22. I've followed the posts listed below, I must be missing a step as the digital video board will not load.

https://forums.irixnet.org/thread-1924.html

https://gainos.org/~elf/sgi/nekonomicon/...914/1.html

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OCTANE-02 3%  hinv -vm
Location: /hw/node
      PM10360MHZ Board: barcode KXS974     part 030-1590-001 rev  B
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/15
            IP30 Board: barcode KTB454     part 030-1467-001 rev  D
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/15/pci/2
    PWR.SPPLY.ER Board: barcode AAE9490025 part 060-0035-002 rev  A
             FP1 Board: barcode KKZ648     part 030-0891-003 rev  G
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/12
           MOT20 Board: barcode GRK823     part 030-1240-003 rev  C
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/11
       GALILEO15 Board: barcode HPE229     part 030-0931-003 rev  F
1 360 MHZ IP30 Processor
Heart ASIC: Revision F
CPU: MIPS R12000 Processor Chip Revision: 3.5
FPU: MIPS R12010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
Main memory size: 512 Mbytes
Xbow ASIC: Revision 1.4
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 2 Mbytes
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
  Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty1
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty2
IOC3 parallel port: plp1
Graphics board: EMXI
Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, pci 2
Iris Audio Processor: version RAD revision 12.0, number 1
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 2
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 0
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 1
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0005) PCI slot 3

OCTANE-02 11% /usr/gfx/gfxinfo
Graphics board 0 is "IMPACTSR" graphics.
        Managed (":0.0") 1600x1024
        Product ID 0x3, 2 GEs, 2 REs, 4 TRAMs
        MGRAS revision 4, RA revision 0
        HQ rev B, GE12 rev A, RE4 rev C, PP1 rev E,
        VC3 rev A, CMAP rev E, Heart rev F
        unknown, assuming 19" monitor (id 0xf)
        Video board present

        Channel 0:
         Origin = (0,0)
         Video Output: 1600 pixels, 1024 lines, 72.03Hz (1600x1024_72)

OCTANE-02 10% uname -Ra
IRIX64 OCTANE-02 6.5 6.5.22f 10070055 IP30

OCTANE-02 5% ls /var/sysgen/system
audio.sm   cosmo2.sm  dms.sm     evo.sm     gfx.sm     irix.sm    midi.sm    srv.sm

OCTANE-02 6% versions | grep -i evo
I  evo                  12/26/2020  OCTANE Personal Video Execution Environment, 6.5.22
I  evo.books            12/26/2020  IRIS InSight Books, 6.5
I  evo.books.OctPersVid_PG  12/26/2020  Octane Personal Video Programmer's Guide
I  evo.man              12/26/2020  OCTANE Personal Video Documentation
I  evo.man.pages        12/26/2020  OCTANE Personal Video Manual Pages
I  evo.man.relnotes     12/26/2020  OCTANE Personal Video Release Notes
I  evo.sw               12/26/2020  OCTANE Personal Video Software
I  evo.sw.eoe           12/26/2020  OCTANE Personal Video Execution Software

OCTANE-02 7% versions | grep -i dmedia
I  dmedia_dev           10/04/2020  Digital Media Development Environment, 6.5.22
I  dmedia_dev.books     10/04/2020  Digital Media Development Documentation
I  dmedia_dev.books.DMExamples  10/04/2020  Digital Media Programmer's Examples
I  dmedia_dev.books.DMediaDev_PG  10/04/2020  Digital Media Programming Guide
I  dmedia_dev.man       10/04/2020  Digital Media Development Documentation
I  dmedia_dev.man.pages 10/04/2020  Digital Media Development Man Pages
I  dmedia_dev.man.relnotes  10/04/2020  Digital Media Development Release Notes
I  dmedia_dev.sw        10/04/2020  Digital Media Development Software
I  dmedia_dev.sw.base   10/04/2020  Digital Media Development Environment
I  dmedia_dev.sw64      10/04/2020  Digital Media 64-bit Development Environment, 6.5.22
I  dmedia_dev.sw64.base 10/04/2020  Digital Media 64-bit base libraries
I  dmedia_eoe           10/04/2020  Digital Media Execution Environment, 6.5.22
I  dmedia_eoe.books     10/04/2020  Digital Media Books
I  dmedia_eoe.books.FXbuilder_Help  10/04/2020  FXBuilder Help
I  dmedia_eoe.books.MediaTls_UG  10/04/2020  Media Tools User's Guide, Help and Book
I  dmedia_eoe.books.SynthEditor_UG  10/04/2020  Using Synthesizer Editor
I  dmedia_eoe.data      10/04/2020  Digital Media Data Files
I  dmedia_eoe.data.movies  10/04/2020  Sample Movie Files
I  dmedia_eoe.data.soundscheme  10/04/2020  Desktop Sound Files
I  dmedia_eoe.man       10/04/2020  Digital Media Documentation
I  dmedia_eoe.man.pages 10/04/2020  Digital Media Manual Pages
I  dmedia_eoe.man.relnotes  10/04/2020  Digital Media Release Notes
I  dmedia_eoe.sw        10/04/2020  Digital Media Software
I  dmedia_eoe.sw.audio  10/04/2020  Audio System Components
I  dmedia_eoe.sw.base   10/04/2020  Digital Media System Components
I  dmedia_eoe.sw.lib    10/04/2020  Digital Media Execution Libraries
I  dmedia_eoe.sw.plugins  10/04/2020  Digital Media Plug-ins
I  dmedia_eoe.sw.tools  10/04/2020  Digital Media Tools
I  dmedia_eoe.sw64      10/04/2020  Digital Media 64-bit Software
I  dmedia_eoe.sw64.lib  10/04/2020  Digital Media 64-bit Execution Libraries

OCTANE-02 9% versions | grep -i impact
I  impactcomp           12/26/2020  IMPACT Compression Execution Environment 6.5.22
I  impactcomp.books     12/26/2020  IRIS InSight Books, 6.5
I  impactcomp.books.Ind2IMCpres_PG  12/26/2020  IMPACT Compression Programmer's Guide
I  impactcomp.books.OctaneCpres_PG  12/26/2020  Octane Compression Programmer's Guide
I  impactcomp.man       12/26/2020  IMPACT Compression Documentation
I  impactcomp.man.pages 12/26/2020  IMPACT Compression Man Pages
I  impactcomp.man.relnotes  12/26/2020  IMPACT Compression Release Notes
I  impactcomp.sw        12/26/2020  IMPACT Compression Software
I  impactcomp.sw.eoe    12/26/2020  IMPACT Compression Execution Software
I  impactdm             12/26/2020  IMPACT Digital Media Base Execution Environment, 6.5.22
I  impactdm.man         12/26/2020  IMPACT Digital Media Base Documentation
I  impactdm.man.relnotes  12/26/2020  IMPACT Digital Media Base Release Notes
I  impactdm.sw          12/26/2020  IMPACT Digital Media Base Software
I  impactdm.sw.eoe      12/26/2020  IMPACT Digital Media Base Execution Software
I  impactvideo          12/26/2020  IMPACT Video Execution Environment, 6.5.22
I  impactvideo.books    12/26/2020  IRIS InSight Books, 6.5
I  impactvideo.books.OctDigVid_PG  12/26/2020  Octane Digital Video Programmer's Guide
I  impactvideo.man      12/26/2020  IMPACT Video Documentation
I  impactvideo.man.pages  10/30/2020  IMPACT Video Manual Pages
I  impactvideo.man.relnotes  12/26/2020  IMPACT Video Release Notes
I  impactvideo.sw       12/26/2020  IMPACT Video Software
I  impactvideo.sw.eoe   12/26/2020  IMPACT Video Execution Software

OCTANE-02 2% cat /var/adm/SYSLOG | grep /dev/mgv
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]: impactBind: can't open /dev/mgv: No such file or directory
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]: can't open /dev/mgv: No such file or directory

OCTANE-02 14% cat /var/adm/SYSLOG| grep videod
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]: impactBind: can't open /dev/mgv: No such file or directory
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]: can't open /dev/mgv: No such file or directory
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]: impactBind: Unable to add device impact (0)
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]: Unable to open device /dev/evo for evo.
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]:  Fatal server error:
Dec 29 09:07:56 3D:OCTANE-02 videod[967]: no devices found

[kaigan]

It looks like the requisite packages are there on your installation. The hinv shows the presence of the Galileo board, but I'm not seeing any other entries under the EMXI for it. There should be an entry there according to the manual (page 35) here: https://irix7.com/techpubs/007-3466-001.pdf. I'll also try to get a hinv from my own Octane for comparison when I can.

Pages 35-36 suggest a few troubleshooting steps, including verifying that the boards are firmly in place in the Octane and that the flex cables are all connected firmly. I'd run through those steps and see if it makes a difference. If you see any dirt/dust on the compression connectors, official recommendation from SGI was to use nothing more than some light canned air duster, as stated here: https://techpubs.jurassic.nl/manuals/hdw...l/apb.html.

If there's no difference after all that, let me know and we'll see what other troubleshooting steps we can take.

[Tephran]

Thanks for the response! I've reseated the ribbon cables along by doing so the whole tray again. I'll pick up a can of compressed air today and see if the inside connectors need to be cleaned; however, the caps on the boards look immaculate.

Once I obtain a can of compressed air I'll do this all over again and see what the outcome is. I've looked again to ensure I didn't miss anything, and hinv and gfxinfo haven't changed. I don't see the entries such as what the manual states on page 35, which is odd as it does have the entry in hinv.

[kaigan]

Happy to help! I was booting up my Octane to get a hinv and realized that I need to do the installation again myself, as I reinstalled IRIX recently. I'll run through the process again and make sure I can get it to work. I'll document the steps and pull a hinv when I'm done.

[Tephran]

I'd like to see the hinv, as I"m currently stumped.

I've blown it out the chassis, reseated the ribbon cables which appear to not be damaged in any way shape or form and still there are no changes to hinv or gfxinfo. The only remaining piece that hasn't been done was to pull the two cards apart and reseat the ribbon that is in the middle of the cards.

[kaigan]

I just got it working again on my Octane. I had some issues with video daemon errors, myself, even after installing dmedia, impactdm, and impactvideo. Here are the steps I'd recommend trying next:

1. Make sure that videod is running. On my base IRIX install, videod was set to "off" in the chkconfig list. Check that first and see if the Video Panel will load after that. If not...
2. Uninstall impactdm and impactvideo. I used the Software Manager, but inst works, too. Reboot the system.
3. Reinstall impactdm and impactvideo. Reboot the system again.
4. Profit, hopefully. I was able to get the Video Panel to open and the Digital Video Option working at this point.

Here's my hinv, including the Digital Video line at the very bottom:

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IRIS 2# hinv -vm
Location: /hw/node
      PM10400MHZ Board: barcode LJX422     part 030-1475-001 rev  B
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/15
            IP30 Board: barcode GXR706     part 030-0887-004 rev  B
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/15/pci/2
    PWR.SPPLY.ER Board: barcode AAE0190133 part 060-0035-002 rev  A
             FP1 Board: barcode KBD054     part 030-0891-003 rev  G
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/11
  ODY128VERSIONB Board: barcode LKR089     part 030-1945-002 rev  A
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/10
           MOT10 Board: barcode LLG265     part 030-1241-002 rev  K
Location: /hw/node/xtalk/9
       GALILEO15 Board: barcode JJT628     part 030-0931-004 rev  A
1 400 MHZ IP30 Processor
Heart ASIC: Revision E
CPU: MIPS R12000 Processor Chip Revision: 3.5
FPU: MIPS R12010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
Main memory size: 1792 Mbytes
Xbow ASIC: Revision 1.4
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 2 Mbytes
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
  Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
  Tape drive: unit 3 on SCSI controller 0: DAT
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty1
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty2
IOC3 parallel port: plp1
Graphics board: V12
Graphics board: ESI with texture option
Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, pci 2
Iris Audio Processor: version RAD revision 12.0, number 1
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 2
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 0
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 1
  PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0005) PCI slot 3
Digital Video: unit 1, revision 5.2, TMI: revision 2, CSC: revision

[Tephran]

I reinstalled impactdm and impactvideo 4 times this morning rebooting after each step of uninstalling and reinstalling without any luck. I checked videod is on with chkconfig, the panel never loads.

What I did catch on boot was "unknown device on gio bridge".

I'm running 6.5.22, are you running .30? I'm halfway tempted to wipe the slate clean and install from a new disk to see if maybe my base install is causing the issue.

[kaigan]

I am running .30, yeah. I don't imagine that it should make a significant difference, as long as you're using version-appropriate overlays for impactdm and impactvideo from overlay disc 2's unbundled folder.

My IRIX installation was done with Booterizer, using the standard instructions there, plus also installing dmedia. I suppose there could be something in your base installation causing issues. I'll also note that my installation doesn't have evo or impactcomp installed. I only installed impactdm and impactvideo, using octane_iv_6.5.tar in Ian's archive, plus the .30 overlay unbundled updates.

Hopefully following a similar process will get it working. If not, I suppose there could be an issue with the card, but it is showing up in your hinv partially. Until the software was in place, that final "Digital Video" line didn't show up for me, either, so I hope it isn't a hardware issue.

Let me know how things go with the re-installation (or if you have any questions in the meantime) and we'll keep troubleshooting after that, if needed.

[Tephran]

I loaded .22 onto a new disk through booterizer was having the same issue as before. I then upgraded to .30 and the issue still persists, I only installed octane_iv from Ians site along with the unbundled folder of corresponding items to fix the conflicts.

What gets me is the "unknown device on gio bridge", this happens on either install of .22 and .30. I noticed this during boot up and didn't see this before the EXMI / Digital video was installed.

The only thing that I haven't done is to separate the the cards and see if the ribbon cable needs to be reseated between the digital video boards themselves if that's even possible. To me, it looks as if there is no quick disconnect and that the ribbon is connected firmly. The ribbon does look to be in perfect shape without any visible damage.

[kaigan]

The only thing that I haven't done is to separate the the cards and see if the ribbon cable needs to be reseated between the digital video boards themselves if that's even possible. To me, it looks as if there is no quick disconnect and that the ribbon is connected firmly. The ribbon does look to be in perfect shape without any visible damage.

The two boards that make up the Digital Video Option are pretty well seated together and I don't think they're intended to come apart. There doesn't seem to be an obvious way to go about it, at any rate. Beyond applying a small amount of spread-out force to the two in order to ensure that everything is seated, I'm not sure there's much else to be done on that front.

The "unknown device on GIO bridge" error suggests to me that maybe the compression connector isn't making perfect contact inside the Octane itself. You could try spraying a bit of air duster inside the XIO bay with the cards removed to clear any dust from the connectors on that side. A full clean of those connectors would require tearing the system down a bit.

Beyond reseating those connectors again and making sure that the boards are in as far as they'll go and firmly locked into place, I'm afraid that I'm running low on ideas. It's possible that there is some sort of hardware issue, although the fact that it does show up at least partially in the hinv does leave me uncertain.