From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mout1.freenet.de (mout1.freenet.de [194.97.50.132]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D192D482A for ; Sat, 28 Jul 2001 04:36:39 -0600 (MDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" From: Reinhard Gimbel Reply-To: Reinhard.Gimbel@freenet.de To: Grant Grundler , Matthew Wilcox Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:34:46 +0200 Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org References: <200107261842.MAA19577@puffin.external.hp.com> In-Reply-To: <200107261842.MAA19577@puffin.external.hp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01072812114300.00935@octopus> Subject: [parisc-linux] C180 DINO/PCI problem; was: Help on install (1) List-ID: Grant Grundler wrote: > Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > ** "HP has discovered a potential system defect that can affect > > ** the behavior of five models of HP VISUALIZE workstations when > > ** equipped with third-party or customer-installed PCI I/O expansion > > ** cards. The defect is limited to the HP C180, C160, C160L, B160L, > > ** and B132L VISUALIZE workstations, and will only be encountered > > ** when data is transmitted through PCI I/O expansion cards on the > > ** PCI bus. HP-supplied graphics cards that utilize the PCI bus are > > ** not affected." Expect the GRAPHICS(3) graphics adaptor (which is an EISA card) there is no expansion card installed in my C180. The 2 PCI slots are not occupied by expansion cards. I don't have too much knowledge of the architecture of HP workstations, but aren't NCR SCSI chips part of the PCI architecture in ordinary PCs ? Of course there must not be the same way to implement the SCSI chip in the HP architecture ! But who knowns ... On the other hand the C180 had a working HP-UX 10.20 as I bought it weeks ago. So there must be a software solution for the DINO problem. > > Maybe we're triggering this bug... grant? > > Perhaps...updating the firmware to the latest will not let > the system boot if in fact that's the case. remove all PCI > devices and then the system will boot. No PCI device to remove (as an expansion card) ... ... but how about a firmware update ? My box has firmware version 2.7. Is that o.k. so far ? Or is there a newer firmware available ? The other questions is: Would a firmware upgrade help to solve my problem ? Reinhard.