Nekonomicon - Onyx4 32xR16 800Mhz 32G UltimateVision

mopar5150
From Palm Springs, CA
Who joined April 24, 2012, 6:02 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 30, 2014, 11:36 a.m...

Hey Guys,

I picked this system up a while back and finally got it powered up. It will see the GN brick and drive the display when I use just the base O350 and the GN, but when I plug in the router and other machines I lose the Display.

Here is the startup output.....

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   entering console mode  002c12 CPU0, <CTRL_T> to escape to L1
   

   Starting PROM Boot process
   

   

   

   IP35 PROM SGI Version 6.210  built 02:33:51 PM Aug 26, 2004
   

   Testing/Initializing memory ...............             DONE
   

   Copying PROM code to memory ...............             DONE
   

   Discovering local IO ......................             DONE
   

   Discovering NUMAlink connectivity .........             DONE
   

   Found 9 objects (8 hubs, 1 routers) in 66687 usec
   

   Waiting for peers to complete discovery....             DONE
   

   Global master is /hw/rack/002/bay/12
   

   Intializing any CPUless nodes..............             DONE
   

   Checking partitioning information .........             DONE
   

   Local slave entering slave loop
   

   Local slave entering slave loop
   

   Local slave entering slave loop
   

   Loading BASEIO prom .......................             DONE
   

   

   BASEIO PROM Monitor SGI Version 6.210  built 02:30:38 PM Aug 26, 2004 (BE64)
   

   32 CPUs on 8 nodes found.
   

   Automatic update of PROM environment disabled
   

   Graphics diagnostics
   

   

   Installing PROM Device drivers ............
   

   On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface
   

   Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0
   

   Installing Graphics Console...
   

   graphics install: searching for pipe 0
   

   graphics install: cannot find VGA path /hw/module/002c26/IXbrick/xtalk/10/0/pci/
   

   1a
   

   Probing IOC4 ATA adapter 2
   

   IOC4 RevId = 79
   

   Detected Vendor id/Product MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8178
   

   

   Walking SCSI Adapter 0, (pci id 3)
   

   1+ Device Vendor Product: MAXTOR ATLAS15K_73SCA
   

   2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 1 device(s)
   

   

   

   Walking SCSI Adapter 1, (pci id 3)
   

   1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 0 device(s)
   

   

   Initializing PROM Device drivers ..........
   

   Initializing Base I/O Ethernet Interface...Failed.  MII Status Register = 0x79
   

   49
   

   Done.
   

   ---------------Interface Configuration Summary----------------
   

   ASIC|Revision|MAC Address       : 5701|B5|08:00:69:13:f0:7a
   

   Link Negotiation|Advertisement  : On|<H10 F10 H100 F100 F1000>
   

   Link|Speed|Duplex|Rx/Tx FlowCtrl: Down|10|Half|Off/Off
   

   --------------------------------------------------------------
   

   DONE
   

   Cannot connect to keyboard -- check the cable.
   

   Cannot open /dev/input/ioc4pckm0 for input
   

   Cannot connect to keyboard -- check the cable.
   

   Cannot open /dev/input/ioc4pckm0 for input
   

   Checking hardware inventory ...............
   

   ***Warning: Board in module 002c28 is missing or disabled
   

   It previously contained a New Type board, barcode  laser 0
   

   DONE
   

   

   **** System Configuration and Diagnostics Summary ****
   

   CONFIG:
   

   No. of NODEs enabled    = 8
   

   No. of NODEs disabled   = 0
   

   No. of CPUs enabled     = 32
   

   No. of CPUs disabled    = 0
   

   Mem enabled             = 32768 MB
   

   Mem disabled            = 0 MB
   

   No. of RTRs enabled     = 1
   

   No. of RTRs disabled    = 0
   

   

   DIAG RESULTS:
   

   ALL DIAGS PASSED.
   

   **** End System Configuration and Diagnostics Summary ****
   

   

   

   System Maintenance Menu
   

   

   1) Start System
   

   2) Install System Software
   

   3) Run Diagnostics
   

   4) Recover System
   

   5) Enter Command Monitor
   

   

   Option?

Basic HINV...

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   Command Monitor.  Type "exit" to return to the menu.
   

   >> hinv
   

   System  SGI-IP35
   

   32 800 MHz IP35 Processors
   

   Main memory size: 32768 Mbytes
   

   PCI VGA Graphics Processor : VGA Controller 0
   

   PCI VGA Graphics Processor : VGA Controller 1
   

   PCI IOC4: in slot 1, (adapter 0)
   

   PCI Gigabit Ethernet (tigon3) Controller 2
   

   PCI IOC4: in slot 1
   

   PCI Gigabit Ethernet (tigon3) Controller 3
   

   PCI Gigabit Ethernet (tigon3) Controller 4
   

   PCI Gigabit Ethernet (tigon3) Controller 5
   

   PCI Gigabit Ethernet (tigon3) Controller 1
   

   Integral SCSI controller 2: Version IOC4 ATA
   

   CDROM: unit 0 on SCSI Controller 2, (cdrom(2,0,7))
   

   Integral SCSI controller 0: Version Qlogic 12160
   

   Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI Controller 0, (dksc(0,1,0))
   

   Integral SCSI controller 1: Version Qlogic 12160
   

   >>

HINV -V....

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   >> hinv -v
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c12
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 6)
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 0)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 1)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 2)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 3)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c22
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 7)
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 4)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 5)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 6)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 7)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c26
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 0)
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 8)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 9)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 10)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 11)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c18
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 1)
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 12)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 13)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 14)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 15)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c16
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 2)
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 16)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 17)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 18)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 19)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c10
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 3)
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 20)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 21)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 22)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 23)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c20
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 4)
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 24)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 25)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 26)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 27)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   IP35 Node Board, Module 002c28
   

   ASIC BEDROCK Rev 2, 200 MHz, (nasid 5)
   

   Processor C: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 30)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor D: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 31)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor A: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 28)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Processor B: 800 MHz R16000 Rev 2.2
   

   Secondary Cache 8MB 400MHz Tap 0xa , (cpu 29)
   

   R16010FPC Rev 2.2
   

   Memory on board, 4096 MBytes (Standard)
   

   Bank 0, 1024 MBytes (Premium)  <-- (Software Bank 0)
   

   Bank 1, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 2, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   Bank 3, 1024 MBytes (Premium)
   

   CGBRICK Bridge, Module 002c12
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 10)
   

   adapter PCI VGA Graphics
   

   (pci id 1 function 0)
   

   PCI Graphics Processor : VGA Controller 0
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 1002 Device 4e47 class 3 subclass 3)
   

   (pci id 1 function 1)
   

   CGBRICK Bridge, Module 002c12
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 10)
   

   adapter PCI VGA Graphics
   

   (pci id 1 function 0)
   

   PCI Graphics Processor : VGA Controller 1
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 1002 Device 4e47 class 3 subclass 3)
   

   (pci id 1 function 1)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c12
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter IOC4 Rev 4f
   

   (pci id 1)
   

   adapter IOC4-ATA Rev 4f
   

   (pci id 1)
   

   peripheral CDROM, BUS 0, ID 0, MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8178
   

   adapter PCI (SCSI interface) Rev 6
   

   (pci id 3)
   

   peripheral DISK, BUS 0, ID 1, MAXTOR ATLAS15K_73SCA
   

   adapter GigE Rev 15
   

   (pci id 4)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c12
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 1412 Device 1724 class 4 subclass 4)
   

   (pci id 1)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c22
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c22
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter GigE Rev 15
   

   (pci id 2)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c26
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter IOC4 Rev 4f
   

   (pci id 1)
   

   adapter IOC4-ATA Rev 4f
   

   (pci id 1)
   

   adapter PCI (SCSI interface) Rev 6
   

   (pci id 3)
   

   adapter GigE Rev 15
   

   (pci id 4)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c26
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter GigE Rev 15
   

   (pci id 2)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c18
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c18
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 1077 Device 2300 class c subclass c)
   

   (pci id 2)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c16
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c16
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter GigE Rev 15
   

   (pci id 2)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c10
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c10
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c20
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 10b5 Device 9030 class 6 subclass 6)
   

   (pci id 2)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c20
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 10b5 Device 9030 class 6 subclass 6)
   

   (pci id 1)
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 10b5 Device 9030 class 6 subclass 6)
   

   (pci id 2)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c28
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   adapter ID (Vendor 10ee Device 300 class b subclass b)
   

   (pci id 1)
   

   IXBRICK Bridge, Module 002c28
   

   ASIC BRIDGE Rev 3, (widget 15)
   

   ASIC ROUTER , Module 002r24, (nasid 0)
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c12
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c22
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c26
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c18
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c16
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c10
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c20
   

   ASIC XBOW Rev 3, on CBrick, Module 002c28
   

   >>

I will open up one of the GN bricks to get photos if anybody is interested.

Some photos...

If the thing isn't on fire it's a software problem.

:Tezro:

bigD
From Socal
Who joined June 17, 2008, 8:38 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 30, 2014, 11:51 a.m...

Wow - what a machine!

vishnu
From Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Who joined March 18, 2007, 3:25 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 30, 2014, 2:01 p.m...

This part looks pretty telling:

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   Automatic update of PROM environment disabled
   

   Graphics diagnostics
   

   

   Installing PROM Device drivers ............
   

   On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface
   

   Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0
   

   Installing Graphics Console...
   

   graphics install: searching for pipe 0
   

   graphics install: cannot find VGA path /hw/module/002c26/IXbrick/xtalk/10/0/pci/
   

   1a

Project:
Temporarily lost at sea...
Plan:
World domination! Or something...

ClassicHasClass
From Sunny So Cal
Who joined July 25, 2012, 7:12 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 30, 2014, 2:14 p.m...

That was the one in the garage, right? The Army unit?

smit happens.

:Fuel:

bigred , 800MHz R16K, 4GB RAM, V12, 6.5.30
:Indy:

indy , 150MHz R4400SC, 256MB RAM, XL24, 6.5.10
:Indigo2IMP:

purplehaze , R10000, Solid IMPACT
probably posted from

bruce , Quad 2.5GHz PowerPC 970MP, 16GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11
plus IBM POWER6 p520 * Apple Network Server 500 * HP C8000 * BeBox * Solbourne S3000 * Commodore 128 * many more...

mopar5150
From Palm Springs, CA
Who joined April 24, 2012, 6:02 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 30, 2014, 3:14 p.m...

ClassicHasClass wrote: That was the one in the garage, right? The Army unit?

Yes, that is the one. It came up on ebay and was within driving distance (17 hours round trip) so I picked it up. It has 2 graphics bricks, 2 router bricks and could be broken down into 2 fun systems.

If the thing isn't on fire it's a software problem.

:Tezro:

mopar5150
From Palm Springs, CA
Who joined April 24, 2012, 6:02 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 30, 2014, 3:18 p.m...

vishnu wrote: This part looks pretty telling:

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Automatic update of PROM environment disabled Graphics diagnostics Installing PROM Device drivers ............ On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0 Installing Graphics Console... graphics install: searching for pipe 0 graphics install: cannot find VGA path /hw/module/002c26/IXbrick/xtalk/10/0/pci/ 1a

That is the same graphics path that works when I run just the O350 and the GN brick. As soon as I add the router and other O350s I lose the graphics. Or are you saying something that I am missing?

If the thing isn't on fire it's a software problem.

:Tezro:

recondas
Moderator
From NC - USA
Who joined June 6, 2004, 5:55 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 31, 2014, 4:41 a.m...

mopar5150 wrote: I picked this system up a while back and finally got it powered up. It will see the GN brick and drive the display when I use just the base O350 and the GN, but when I plug in the router and other machines I lose the Display.

How many of each type of module and how are they interconnected to each other, the L2 and the router(s)?

***********************************************************************
Welcome to ARMLand - 0/0x0d00
running...(sherwood-root 0607201829)
* InfiniteReality/Reality Software, IRIX 6.5 Release *
***********************************************************************

vishnu
From Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Who joined March 18, 2007, 3:25 p.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 31, 2014, 8:19 p.m...

recondas wrote:

mopar5150 wrote: I picked this system up a while back and finally got it powered up. It will see the GN brick and drive the display when I use just the base O350 and the GN, but when I plug in the router and other machines I lose the Display.

How many of each type of module and how are they interconnected to each other, the L2 and the router(s)?

Ya mean ya can't tell that just from looking at the photo?

Project:
Temporarily lost at sea...
Plan:
World domination! Or something...

foetz
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Who joined April 14, 2003, 4:34 a.m.

Wrote the following at Aug. 31, 2014, 11:09 p.m...

mopar5150 wrote:

vishnu wrote: This part looks pretty telling:

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Automatic update of PROM environment disabled Graphics diagnostics Installing PROM Device drivers ............ On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0 Installing Graphics Console... graphics install: searching for pipe 0 graphics install: cannot find VGA path /hw/module/002c26/IXbrick/xtalk/10/0/pci/ 1a

That is the same graphics path that works when I run just the O350 and the GN brick. As soon as I add the router and other O350s I lose the graphics. Or are you saying something that I am missing?

if you're running only one o350 it might ignore the vga path but as soon as you have more o350s the path must be right. is it?

jan-jaap
From Wijchen, The Netherlands
Who joined June 17, 2004, 11:35 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 1, 2014, 12:12 a.m...

foetz wrote:

mopar5150 wrote:

vishnu wrote: This part looks pretty telling:

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Automatic update of PROM environment disabled Graphics diagnostics Installing PROM Device drivers ............ On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0 Installing Graphics Console... graphics install: searching for pipe 0 graphics install: cannot find VGA path /hw/module/002c26/IXbrick/xtalk/10/0/pci/ 1a

That is the same graphics path that works when I run just the O350 and the GN brick. As soon as I add the router and other O350s I lose the graphics. Or are you saying something that I am missing?

if you're running only one o350 it might ignore the vga path but as soon as you have more o350s the path must be right. is it?

All modules of this system refer to themselves as rack #2, module #something. Could it be this is the 2nd half of a bigger system, and you need to reset the configuration (the infamous 'go cac / clearalllogs / ....' sequence), and maybe renumber the modules while you're at it?

Otherwise: nice system. I wonder if the IP gfx are Infinite Problems like they're rumored to be...

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

foetz
Moderator
Who joined April 14, 2003, 4:34 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 1, 2014, 9:10 p.m...

jan-jaap wrote: I wonder if the IP gfx are Infinite Problems like they're rumored to be...

ip were fine but the onyx4 had g2(n) gfx units which are ati cards. that in combination with xfree, but still on irix and at the time ati did not open their drivers. the onyx4 was sort of a transition system between irix and linux but even the prism with linux continued to suffer from ati's unfriendly driver policy

mopar5150
From Palm Springs, CA
Who joined April 24, 2012, 6:02 p.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 1, 2014, 9:28 p.m...

foetz wrote:

mopar5150 wrote:

vishnu wrote: This part looks pretty telling:

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Automatic update of PROM environment disabled Graphics diagnostics Installing PROM Device drivers ............ On-board (IO9) tigon3 1000BaseT interface Base I/O Ethernet set to /dev/ethernet/tg0 Installing Graphics Console... graphics install: searching for pipe 0 graphics install: cannot find VGA path /hw/module/002c26/IXbrick/xtalk/10/0/pci/ 1a

That is the same graphics path that works when I run just the O350 and the GN brick. As soon as I add the router and other O350s I lose the graphics. Or are you saying something that I am missing?

if you're running only one o350 it might ignore the vga path but as soon as you have more o350s the path must be right. is it?

This turned out to be the case. When I looked at all of the bricks one was 002c26 so I connected the G2 brick to that system and the console works. All of this has been done with the L2 disconnected.

If the thing isn't on fire it's a software problem.

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mopar5150
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Who joined April 24, 2012, 6:02 p.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 1, 2014, 9:40 p.m...

recondas wrote:

mopar5150 wrote: I picked this system up a while back and finally got it powered up. It will see the GN brick and drive the display when I use just the base O350 and the GN, but when I plug in the router and other machines I lose the Display.

How many of each type of module and how are they interconnected to each other, the L2 and the router(s)?

I originally had the L2 connected to the two routers, the two G2 bricks connected to the base module XIO and another module XIO and all of the O350s plugged into the closest router port. When I couldn't get a graphics console, I removed one G2 brick and one router then connected the 8 O35s to one router and disconnected the L2 all together. I need to hit the L1/ L2 manual. I plan to break this system down into 2 or 3 smaller systems, perhaps 2 with G2 modules and connect some of the O350s to my IR3 G-brick.

If the thing isn't on fire it's a software problem.

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foetz
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Wrote the following at Sept. 2, 2014, 9:48 p.m...

mopar5150 wrote: When I looked at all of the bricks one was 002c26 so I connected the G2 brick to that system and the console works. All of this has been done with the L2 disconnected.

mopar5150 wrote: I need to hit the L1/ L2 manual. I plan to break this system down into 2 or 3 smaller systems, perhaps 2 with G2 modules and connect some of the O350s to my IR3 G-brick.

nice, it seems like your system is fine after all but only needs to have the units set up properly :-)