From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from puffin.external.hp.com (puffin.external.hp.com [192.25.206.4]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7158482A for ; Sun, 29 Jul 2001 12:59:05 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <200107291857.MAA15094@puffin.external.hp.com> To: Reinhard.Gimbel@freenet.de Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org In-Reply-To: Message from Reinhard Gimbel of "Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:34:46 +0200." <01072812114300.00935@octopus> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 12:57:51 -0600 From: Grant Grundler Subject: [parisc-linux] Re: C180 DINO/PCI problem; was: Help on install (1) List-ID: Reinhard Gimbel wrote: > 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. ... > 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. Trust me. There isn't. On some of the boxes a HW workarond is possible. But I'm not clear on if that ever got pushed out in replacement motherboards to customers. I was under the impression the problem was "fixed" by swapping for a motherboard with dino 3.1. > > 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) ... Ok. > ... 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? Definitely update. You want to know if your box is useable or not. The FAQ has a nice section on firmware updates which I think answers this set of questions. grant Grant Grundler parisc-linux {PCI|IOMMU|SMP} hacker +1.408.447.7253