root@ncsu.UUCP (The Deity) (03/08/85)
[] *********** HELP ************ We have 3 brand new ra81 disc drives that were just installed on our vax11/780 (4.2bsd) here at NCSU. They were installed on uba0 and the new kernal compiles just fine, HOWEVER, when we attempt to boot on it, we get the following messages: ----------------------------------------------------------- >>>BOOT ANY CPU HALTED INIT SEQ DONE LOAD DONE, 00004C00 BYTES LOADED Boot : hp(0,0)vmunix.new 176460+62512+38416 start 0x11a4 ?INT-STK INVLD HALTED AT 8000CCCE >>> ----------------------------------------------------------- This has caused us considerable problems, and we have been unable to trace down the problem. We have been told that the error message is Interrupt-Stack Invalid. The uda50 for the ra81's is on the front end of uba0, and we also have a digital sound system installed (if that makes any difference). If you have ever seen or heard of anything like this please write back quickly (and send a phone number), or call me at home (919) 872-0494 over the weekend (collect, if necessary). Any help would be appreciated. As usual, thanks ahead of time. - jamie evans - decvax!mcnc!ncsu!jle - off: (919) 737-2336
jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao) (03/22/85)
> We have 3 brand new ra81 disc drives that were just installed > on our vax11/780 (4.2bsd) here at NCSU. They were installed on uba0 > and the new kernal compiles just fine, HOWEVER, when we attempt to boot > on it, we get the following messages: > ... > : hp(0,0)vmunix.new > 176460+62512+38416 start 0x11a4 > > ?INT-STK INVLD > ... > - jamie evans - decvax!mcnc!ncsu!jle - off: (919) 737-2336 First off, you may not be getting what you think you're getting. Your message says you believe you're booting on the RA. Your command line says you're booting on an RP/RM/whatever. Try booting ra(0,0)... if that is what you really want. 4.2BSD should support that. However, I have seen the INT-STK INVALID before. I'll have to go back and check, but it seems to me that it had to do with a corrupted boot block. (On 4.2BSD, this reads, corrupted 16 sectors.) I'll go look it up while you go try ra(0,0), then we'll meet back here and compare notes. In the meantime, also be sure you have the RA boot code in the first 16 blocks of your RA disc. Look in /sys/stand and /sys/mdec both. Joe Yao hadron!jsdy@seismo.{ARPA,UUCP}