dbs@nmtsun.nmt.edu (D.B. Stephens and Assoc) (05/03/89)
I'm looking for some advice on a problem with V/386. I have the following configuration at our site. Compaq Deskpro 386/20 (original) MicroPort V/386 Ver. 3.0e 3MB RAM Limited Runtime WD 1007A - WA2 Controller Link Kit NDR 4175 ESDI 150MB Drive Software Development Kit 1.2MB floppy Digiboard COM/8x CGA monochrome graphics (a mistake) MERGE 386 Ver. 1.1L also limited The problem is kind of "fun". Simply put the system hangs. It occurs with the following symptoms: The hard drive does something like sync (most frequently) next the keyboard on the console changes states and locks. For an indefinite period this continues until the drive once again (for whatever mystical reason) is accessed (or completes access). Associated with this, tty02 has a PC XT, which occasionally either hangs as per the console, or if not connected is greeted with "Login Limit, try again later". Which is unique considering it is the sole active external line at the time. Now, there is also on tty03 a PC AT, which never hangs, and continues to run even when the console is (hung). From comments I've seen posted here it seems that getty may be in part at fault. However, I think I've got more than one problem, like maybe bad interrupt addresses. Just to add insult to injury all of these problems started two days after I learned of uport's woes. Due to SUN 4.0 upgrade problems, our local link has been off the net for a few weeks, and I've missed what's been going on out here. As uport seems to be belly up I will listen to any helpful comments I can get. Along which lines I am also looking for a replacement UNIX, information on rumored discounts, or even a few well placed flames. Bret Badgett dbs@nmt.edu Daniel B. Stephens & Associates (Hydrology not Law) P.O. Box 740 Socorro, (means HELP) NM 87801 Phone: (505) 835-3162 Fax: (505) 835-3190