uVAX 3+ (KA655) problem?

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Sun Dec 19 02:13:03 1999

I upgraded my uVAX II to a III+ (by installing a KA655 CPU and three
MS650 16M RAM boards. It passes the self test and gives me a command
prompt:

KA655-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
Performing normal system tests.
40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
08..07..06..05..04..03..
Tests completed.
>>>

I can issue simple commands, although at the moment I don't have a
bootable disk. I'm trying to get set up to boot over Ethernet from
a MOP software on a Linux box.

What worries me is that if I just leave it sitting at that prompt,
after a few minutes it seems to reboot, printing the banner and running
the tests again.

Have I got a bad KA655, or is it supposed to do that?

More details are below, in case it helps. What the heck does UQSSP
stand for, anyhow?

Anyone have a spare copy of EK-KA655-TM?

Thanks!
Eric

>>>show memory /full
Memory 0: 00000000 to 00FFFFFF, 16MB, 0 bad pages
Memory 1: 01000000 to 01FFFFFF, 16MB, 0 bad pages
Memory 2: 02000000 to 02FFFFFF, 16MB, 0 bad pages

Total of 48MB, 0 bad pages, 120 reserved pages

Memory Bitmap
-02FF1000 to 02FF3FFF, 24 pages

Console Scratch Area
-02FF4000 to 02FF7FFF, 32 pages

Qbus Map
-02FF8000 to 02FFFFFF, 64 pages

>>>show qbus
Scan of Qbus I/O Space
-20001468 (772150) = 4000 (154) RQDX3/KDA50/RRD50/RQC25/KFQSA-DISK
-2000146A (772152) = 0B40
-20001930 (774460) = FF08 (300) DELQA/DEQNA/DESQA
-20001932 (774462) = FF00
-20001934 (774464) = FF2B
-20001936 (774466) = FF0A
-20001938 (774470) = FF10
-2000193A (774472) = FF95
-2000193C (774474) = 0000
-2000193E (774476) = 0030
-20001940 (774500) = 0000 (260) TQK50/TQK70/TU81E/RV20/KFQSA-TAPE
-20001942 (774502) = 0BC0
-20001F40 (777500) = 0020 (004) IPCR

>>>show devices
UQSSP Disk Controller 0 (772150)
-DUA0 (RD54)

UQSSP Tape Controller 0 (774500)

Ethernet Adapter 1 (774460)
-XQB0 (08-00-2B-0A-10-95)

>>>show uqssp
UQSSP Disk Controller 0 (772150)
-DUA0 (RD54)

UQSSP Tape Controller 0 (774500)
Received on Sun Dec 19 1999 - 02:13:03 GMT