HI Folks !
the following strange problem happens
Systems: 7 nearly brandnew PWS 433au with decunix 4.0c & the jumbo patch
from december installed ( all running for about a month )
- at boot time or at shutdown the following message appears
once and i think generated by vmunix
*** no timer interrupts on CPU 0 ***
... i saw this on 7 different pws433au from two different shippings
( i think )
- one of this machine happens to crash and don't want to boot any
more - after changing the main board of THIS ONE everything is ok
the crash looked like:
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...........start crash after boot_logging.................................
security configuration set to default (BASE).
Successful SIA initialization
Clearing temporary files
Unlocking ptys
halted CPU 0
halt code = 7
machine check while in PAL mode
PC = 18400
*** no timer interrupts on CPU 0 ***
CPU 0 restarting
CP - RESTORE_TERM routine to be called
CP - RESTORE_TERM exited with hlt_req = 0, r0 = fffffc00.00922000
halted CPU 0
halt code = 0
PC = fffffc0000505588
>>>
...........end crash after boot_logging.................................
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- today this happens ( on a machine with previously timmer interrupts
messages):
the machine is still up but the clock won't change
---> uptime or date will always have the same output ( from some days ago )
the only way to login is via console.
I wonder if someone else has this Problem or found a solution ...
... to change all the main boards ?
Any hints / I'll summarize
Rainer
email: rainer.wolf_at_rz.uni-ulm.de ...
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the firmware looks like:
Firmware
SRM Console: V6.6-29
ARC Console: 5.33
PALcode: VMS PALcode V1.18-12, OSF PALcode V1.21-13
SROM Version: v4.45
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Rainer Wolf
Received on Thu Feb 19 1998 - 17:57:15 NZDT