[RetroGamer1985]

my sgi o2 when it starts says unable to boot, and I do not understand why it does not work if I already install the hard drive

[gijoe77]

what's the exact message?

some things that are possible: you put the drive in the wrong slot, you have a PROM setting that's not correct, drive is bad, etc

I suppose it would help if you took a picture

[RetroGamer1985]

[attachment=449] [attachment=448] gijoe77 pid='3788' dateline='1538161665']what's the exact message?  

some things that are possible: you put the drive in the wrong slot, you have a PROM setting that's not correct, drive is bad, etc

I suppose it would help if you took a picture

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what's the exact message?  

some things that are possible: you put the drive in the wrong slot, you have a PROM setting that's not correct, drive is bad, etc

I suppose it would help if you took a picture

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As I said before I get a window that says:

unable to boot; press any key to continue

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when the terminal I write resetenv it tells me:

dks0d4s0: Drive not ready
dks0d4s0: Drive is not ready

[gijoe77]

type "hinv" in the terminal, make sure your HDD is being recognized. Is this a R5k or R10k o2? If R5k, the disk should have id 1 (i.e. dks0d1s0)

[RetroGamer1985]

type "hinv" in the terminal, make sure your HDD is being recognized.  Is this a R5k or R10k o2?  If R5k, the disk should have id 1 (i.e. dks0d1s0)

hinv:

system: IP32
Processor: 259 MHz R10000, with FPU
Primary I-cache size: 32 Kbytes
Primary D-cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary cache size: 1024 kbytes
Memory size: 256 Mbyte
Graphics: CRM, Rev C
Audio: A3 versión 1
SCSI CDROM: SCSI(0)cdrom(4)

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PROM Monitor (BE)
Tue Oct 22 10:58:00 PDT 2002
VERSION 4.18
O2 R5K/R7K/R10K/R12K
IRIX 6.5.x IP32prom IP32PROM-v4

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type "hinv" in the terminal, make sure your HDD is being recognized.  Is this a R5k or R10k o2?  If R5k, the disk should have id 1 (i.e. dks0d1s0)

hinv:

system: IP32
Processor: 259 MHz R10000, with FPU
Primary I-cache size: 32 Kbytes
Primary D-cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary cache size: 1024 kbytes
Memory size: 256 Mbyte
Graphics: CRM, Rev C
Audio: A3 versión 1
SCSI CDROM: SCSI(0)cdrom(4)

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PROM Monitor (BE)
Tue Oct 22 10:58:00 PDT 2002
VERSION 4.18
O2 R5K/R7K/R10K/R12K
IRIX 6.5.x IP32prom IP32PROM-v4

[Irinikus]

Here's the hinv from my O2, it shows the system disk as well as the CD-ROM. It appears that your system isn't picking up the system disk.

Your system disk should be unit 2 on controller 0. (Mine is anyway.)

[gijoe77]

your problem is only your CDROM is seen, your HDD is not being seen. You can try to power off the machine and try to reseat the disk drive, but you should see something like

SCSI DISK SCSI(0)disk(2)

[uunix]

Indeed, the hard disk is not appearing in the prom hinv.

As a point, the hinv that is produced with Irix running is not always comparable to the prom hinv as the prom hinv lacks drivers. The prom hinv is a minimum.

In this case though the disk should be visible.

The ID on the o2 and many SGI is 4 by general default. If you had bad termination or a conflict on your SCSI system, I would doubt the CDROM would appear, so it appears the disk is not working as it should. I would as gijoe states, pull the drive out and blow out any cobwebs and ensure it is fitted nice and snug.

It should recognise the drive regardless of is there is a valid IRIX partition on it.

[Jacques]

Aye, as I've just upgraded my R5k (2 drives) to an R10k/r12k (1 drive) my scsi disk Id had to change as well. I suspect either your drive is dead, as in dead controller, or it's not seated properly.