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Wrote on the subject of My maxed out Octane2 at July 20, 2013, 3:14 p.m...

vishnu wrote:

smj wrote:

Don't forget to re-enable the network functionality of the X server while you're in there. Seems to be removed/disabled from most Linux distros I run across. (Or I failed the "You must be at least this tall to go on this ride" test...)

Um, what's the magic incantation for doing that now? :shock:

Doubtless yet another of the many reasons why Unix Must Die. :lol:

I'm going to give that discussion a very wide berth... Certainly not something to address in your hinv thread.

I'd probably wind up looking at Gentoo - at least there you know they've planned for the average user to build from source... Then you've just got to see if the networking was disabled and reverse the settings.

I'm not sure if a *BSD desktop would have the X network bits enabled or not. I reverted from PC-BSD to Fedora due to dire KVM issues, but it mght be worth a look. Other than losing all USB peripherals whenever I switched the KVM ( :shock:

), I was very happy with PC-BSD. Maybe next release...

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Wrote on the subject of INstalling IRIX on an IRIS Indigo at July 21, 2013, 12:44 p.m...

SAQ wrote:

I doubt it - more likely is that it was made to run on a base 4MB 4D/60 back in 1987 with only the minimum required updates since then. Kind of like the way gendist was/is still single-threaded. Ever tried to install SunOS 3.x or other older systems? None are "intuitive".

I won't argue that any installers from this era were intuitive. But I remember finding a very nice SunTools-based installer with GUI disk partitioning in a stray miniroot image on a Sun-2/150U that had been donated to my college - it was SunOS 3.x, can't be certain about the minor version. It was a damn sight easier to use that partitioning tool than the text-only stuff that was all I ever saw on SunOS 4, and I damn near fell out of my chair with outrage at all the hours I'd spent with that damned thing on workstation consoles when they had previously offered something clean and elegant.

Never did install SunOS 3.x from tape to bare drive. I should probably do that one of these days, just for kicks. (Potentially to the stomach... :lol:

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Wrote on the subject of Hell of a DEC haul (WTB: VR201 or similar) at July 21, 2013, 1:17 p.m...

VAXstation 100s with cabinet kits?? Wow... Never saw one in person, but could see funky TTY entries for them on the VAXen at university. They were a Motorola 68000-based display terminal that used a UNIBUS card to interface with the host VAX. They pre-dated X Windows, and though they were used (among other devices) to develop it they weren't supported past X10.

Gonna be tough to check those out without a UNIBUS VAX. Heck, even with one I'd wonder about the software - looks like VMS support ended with 4.x. (cf. this posting ). Could link one to my VAX-11/730 and try for the title of Slowest X Terminal Ever. Or given some of the obscure and underpowered x86-based terminals that appeared and (thankfully) faded, invent a new index for Speed vs. Electricity Consumption...

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Wrote on the subject of Hell of a DEC haul (WTB: VR201 or similar) at July 21, 2013, 2:18 p.m...

Thanks, but the 11/730 is buried deep in storage, and in all honesty the odds of me doing anything productive with it are low. I can save one from being scrapped if it comes to that, but if there's anybody more inclined to fiddle with it please give them priority.

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Wrote on the subject of SATA in O2 with ARS-2160H at July 22, 2013, 9:03 p.m...

Rev.Bubba wrote:

Unfortunately, I only got discs that get me to .9 so I either need to find someone locally to help image my original SCSI drive or get the overlays that I need.

I'm probably missing something, but a free Supportfolio account should still let you download the 6.5.22 overlays right to the O2, and I believe they should work fine with 6.5.9 - and don't forget to apply patch 5086 before the .22 overlay.

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1.  Patch_SG0005086_Release_Note

This release note describes patch SG0005086 to IRIX

6.5/6.5SE and 6.5.1 to 6.5.20 inclusive.

This patch contains the IRIX 6.5.21 versions of the

installation tools inst, swmgr, showfiles and showprods.

Therefore, IRIX 6.5.21 itself will replace this patch.

If you are using the "live installation" method to upgrade

from any 6.5-based release prior to 6.5.21 to another from

6.5.21 onwards, you must first install this patch to enable

inst to handle certain additions to the format of the

distribution images.  If you have 6.5.21 installed on your

system, the required changes are already contained in inst.

Alternatively, a "miniroot install" will allow you to

install versions from 6.5.21 onwards without any patching.

You should be sure to use the miniroot contained in the

distribution to which you are upgrading.

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Wrote on the subject of For trade: RS/6000s (7043 43p model 140) at July 22, 2013, 9:06 p.m...

commodorejohn wrote:

Right up there in the first post, yeah. Is there something you'd like to see in more detail?

There's nothing but "Image" showing for me when I view the top post. That's what hamei was quoting. Do you still see images when you view the top post? Cuz they've never showed anything for me...

Edit : Ah ha - if I right click on the "Image" and select "View image" from the menu, then I'm whisked off to postimg.org. Not exactly the most intuitive prompt, but I suppose it works...

Quote:

Image
The unit. It's slightly dirty, but otherwise in excellent shape. That's a DDS3 drive on the bottom.

Image
Booting...

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Wrote on the subject of For trade: RS/6000s (7043 43p model 140) at July 22, 2013, 10:59 p.m...

Not sure what was up with all that, but thanks - now I don't have four "pages" of four risque ads at the bottom of the screen distracting me from the RS6k pr0n... :lol:

Now come on gang, who's got a trade for John?!

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Wrote on the subject of SATA in O2 with ARS-2160H at July 23, 2013, 10:36 p.m...

No worries - I'm sure I picked up some tips from a thread you contributed to, or will do so in future, so it all balances out in the end.

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Wrote on the subject of Octane / CD Drive / IRIX Disks ? at July 23, 2013, 10:40 p.m...

ClassicHasClass wrote:

To upgrade to 6.5.22 from versions prior to 6.5.19 using the overlay, you need to update swmgr. I think patch 5089 will still work on 6.5.9, but I am not sure.

It's patch 5086 you need to apply before the .22 overlay.

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1.  Patch_SG0005086_Release_Note

This release note describes patch SG0005086 to IRIX

6.5/6.5SE and 6.5.1 to 6.5.20 inclusive.

This patch contains the IRIX 6.5.21 versions of the

installation tools inst, swmgr, showfiles and showprods.

Therefore, IRIX 6.5.21 itself will replace this patch.

If you are using the "live installation" method to upgrade

from any 6.5-based release prior to 6.5.21 to another from

6.5.21 onwards, you must first install this patch to enable

inst to handle certain additions to the format of the

distribution images.  If you have 6.5.21 installed on your

system, the required changes are already contained in inst.

Alternatively, a "miniroot install" will allow you to

install versions from 6.5.21 onwards without any patching.

You should be sure to use the miniroot contained in the

distribution to which you are upgrading.

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Wrote on the subject of New monitor for Octane2 at July 24, 2013, 7:23 p.m...

And also: Welcome to Nekochan!

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Wrote on the subject of What the heck is this and how do I get it to work? at July 24, 2013, 8:14 p.m...

And as for the updates, keep 'em coming. First, how else will you get help and support? Second, anybody who'd get annoyed isn't being forced to read them, so don't sweat it. If they choose to read them and complain, we'll drown them out. Third, the debugging process you document here might help somebody else out years down the road.

So in short: Chillax man, it's all good.

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Wrote on the subject of how to enable DPMS? at July 29, 2013, 5:36 p.m...

tingo wrote:

Code:

$ xset dpms 600

would make your monitor go standby after 5 minutes of inactivity.
Perhaps it works the same in IRIX?

10 minutes, no?

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Wrote on the subject of Soldering stations (pencil/hot air/both?) at July 29, 2013, 9:13 p.m...

FWIW I also went with the Hakko F-888D. Now to bring my level of skill up to the quality of the tool...

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Wrote on the subject of Drive sleds for Origin300 at Aug. 12, 2013, 10:29 p.m...

Thanks for the confirmation, and for the extra info. And heck, (a late) welcome to Nekochan while I'm at it.

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Wrote on the subject of O2 R12000 300MHz, 384MB RAM, 72GB 10K. at Aug. 21, 2013, 10:52 p.m...

Welcome! How are those Loongsons treating you?

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Wrote on the subject of why is Yahoo! so stewpid ? at Aug. 22, 2013, 12:36 p.m...

ItsMeOnly wrote: Still, have you noticed that several parts of yahoo stand still in time from 2010?

From 2010? Check your calendar, things were frozen far longer than that but that has been changing recently. They've released more changes - good or bad - to their key properties in the past six months than they have in too many years.

Changes to Y! Mail may be crap, but in terms of the perceived health of tech keiretsu it's nice to see Yahoo at least trying to be relevant for a change. And something's happening because Yahoo was the top US web property in July , even excluding Tumblr since I think that was listed separately.

So given all that, don't fret - they're likely to make more intolerable changes to Y! Mail soon.

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Wrote on the subject of Sharknado at Aug. 22, 2013, 12:42 p.m...

Oskar45 wrote: And, contrary to your insinuation, I surely don't consider Nekochaners an unwashed collection of channers at all. LOL.

Since I've officially been on the work-from-home program early this year, I think I would qualify as an "unwashed channer" from time to time. :oops:

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Wrote on the subject of why is Yahoo! so stewpid ? at Aug. 22, 2013, 10:26 p.m...

hamei wrote: I keep wondering if Americans will ever figure out that what is good for the stock market is bad for human beings.

So far, no luck with that.

The problem, my dear fellow, is that your putative Americans would require enough focus and self discipline to go five minutes withou-- Oh look, a monkey riding a dog like a horse!!1!

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Wrote on the subject of What do you use your SGI for? at Aug. 24, 2013, 3:30 p.m...

Dennis Nedry wrote: I kind of posted the above in a semi-drunk fit of "fuck everything" depression (divorce went through last weekend, then I had to put down my Maine Coon three days later due to a formerly undiagnosed blood cancer).

I've certainly been in a similar state more than once, so no worries on that score.

Dennis Nedry wrote:

smj wrote: I would clone the system disk so that my Omron Luna 88k has something to boot from.

I'll see what I can do. ... At the same time, the machine did come with a bunch of tapes- they might be the installation sources for Mach, I'm not sure. If I can pull the drive and hook it up to another system then I'll try and image the tapes for you too.

That would be completely awesome. Anything you can do along these lines would be fantastic not just for me, but for anybody out there who later acquires or takes an interest in these machines, or this corner of the Mach story, 88k development, etc.

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Wrote on the subject of Cool (open source) software you would like to see ported... at Aug. 25, 2013, 2:57 a.m...

Is there a better DLNA server you'd recommend, duck? This one seems to serve video files to my PS3 well enough. The FreeBSD port (minidlna-1.1.0,1) includes the config directive "inotify=yes" by default, for whatever that's worth...

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Wrote on the subject of Working RAM Part Numbers for 1st-gen Altix Systems at Aug. 26, 2013, 2:37 a.m...

Apparently the Altix 350 can be a little fussy about what RAM is installed, and I'm finding it difficult to identify known-working parts. A few searches of the forum going back to 2006 didn't add much. If you've got the part numbers for something you know works in these systems, please feel free to share it in this thread.

The same parts look like they should be compatible between the Altix 3000, 330, 350, and Prism systems...

WORKING
512MB: Micron MT18VDDF6472DG-335G2 (PC3200, x72, ECC, Registered)*
512MB: Samsung M312L6423ETS-CB3 - PC2700R-25331-Z (PC2700, DDR, CL2.5 ECC)

1GB: DATARAM 63674 / DTP63674B (01088204069)
1GB: Micron MT18VDDF12872-335C3 - PC2700R-25331-H0 (1GB, DDR, 333, CL2.5, ECC, REG)

2GB: DATARAM 63692 / DTP63692E A0 - DDR 184pin PC2700 ECC Registered
2GB: Smart SME72564FD8C0CGSG - 184P-DDR-2GB-PC2700 ECC-REG

NOT WORKING
1GB: gigaram GR75020-E1GB/333/MTL - 128MX72 PC2700 CL2.5 ECC, REG
1GB: Micron MT18VDDF12872G-335D3 - PC2700R-25331-J0 (1GB, DDR, 333, CL2.5, ECC, REG) - HP P/N 331562-051
1GB: Kingston KVR266X72RC25/1024 - 128Mx72 PC2100 (1GB, DDR, 266, CL2.5, ECC, REG

2GB: Elpida EBD21RD4ADNA-6B - PC2700R-25330-N1 (2GB, DDR, 333, CL2.5, ECC, REG) - HP P/N 331563-051
2GB: Kingston KTH-DL145/4G - 2GB, DDR, 333MHz, ECC, REG - for HP DL145 G2
2GB: Micron MT36VDDF25672G-335D2 - PC2700R-25331-Z (2GB, DDR, 333, CL2.5, ECC, REG)
2GB: Samsung M312L5720DZ3-CB3 - PC2700R-25331-F3 (PC2700, DDR, CL2.5, ECC) - HP P/N 331563-051

4GB: DATARAM 63716 - PC2700R (4GB, DDR, 333MHz, ECC, REG)**† (stacked chips on these DIMMs)

* Part number was included in a hinv posting from a working system; parenthetical bits from a web site
** Details from a printed tag from eCyclePro, claimed to have been tested with a RAMCHECK tester
† There's no documentation of 4GB DIMMs working in A350s, YMMV.

Edit: Added the DATARAM 63716 part.

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Wrote on the subject of Working RAM Part Numbers for 1st-gen Altix Systems at Aug. 27, 2013, 3:16 p.m...

Thanks for the update BetXen, that's great info!

Adrenaline: Er, what? I have four lonely 1GB DIMMs for the Altii, the rest are lowly Samsung 512's.

(waves hand) These are not the DIMMs you are looking for . :mrgreen:

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Wrote on the subject of Indigo2, R4400@250MHz, Extreme Gfx, 320MB Ram. New Images.. at Aug. 28, 2013, 8:44 a.m...

sgtprobe wrote:

Wonder if there are some machines out there, still in it's original packaging?

It does happen occasionally, but not very often. Around the beginning of this year somebody found a number of Sun SPARCstation 20s that had been warehoused, unused and still in their original boxes, and offered them for sale through eBay.

SunHelp.org post: NIB Sparc 20's on the 'bay (Not responding at the moment)
eBay auction link: Sun Sparcstation 20 NEW!!! Sparc 20 50MHz, 32Gb, VSimm New!! (link probably not good for much longer)

eBay ID sun-reseller, aka Data Instruments, Inc of Marietta, Georgia, USA wrote:

Rare Find!! Sun Sparc 20 server, New in original box with original yellow sheet.

Sale is for Quantity 1, new, tested and shipped in the box that you see. Available for next day delivery.

Disk, memory, graphics upgrades available for an additional cost.

System Configuration

- Sparc 20 Aurora chassis,

- system board,

- SM51 50MHz SuperSPARC module

- 32Mb memory dimm

- 8Mb 24-Bit 60ns VSIMM

- AC power supply

- Accessories kit; includes microphone, network cable, I/O panel screws, manual

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Wrote on the subject of Operating System Options for Altix/Prism Systems at Aug. 31, 2013, 3:48 p.m...

xiri wrote:

Is it possible to plug a graphics adapter in one of the PCI-slots of a base module or a CMPX module and run X11? Although 10 years ago AGP was the dominating connector for graphics adapters there were still some PCI-cards on the market. The question is if ia-64 drivers for Linux were provided then.

I don't know. It probably wouldn't hurt anything to drop one in and try, but it all depends on what kind of X server-side software/support your distro includes, and what it makes of the card. If it's a well supported card and a generic kernel it might work, but I'm just guessing.

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Wrote on the subject of Finally fired up the Indy.. in failure... at Aug. 31, 2013, 4:37 p.m...

There's also a wiki page based on that thread - I just added some external links to it, as well as the relevant forum threads.

The Indigo and Indy pages mention battery replacement in varying detail. I guess I'll add that to the "round to it" list - maybe a central page that indexes all our model-specific threads and pages, as well as external classics like the Sun NVRAM FAQ at squirrel.com.

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Wrote on the subject of Altix 350 NVRAM and EEPROM BSN mismatch at Aug. 31, 2013, 5:01 p.m...

Welcome Robyn! I'm afraid I haven't seen this kind of problem, though threads around replacing NVRAM batteries and forcing serial number changes are/were a good place to start.

I wonder if this is something that can be tweaked from the POD - there's a list of POD commands in the wiki along with L1 commands . Nothing obvious leaps out in a quick scan, but...

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Wrote on the subject of IRIX shows multiple devices for a single disk at Sept. 1, 2013, 11:51 a.m...

At first I was thinking narrow device on a wide bus, but that wouldn't account for dozens of echos.

Also: Welcome to Nekochan, paperlemon!

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Wrote on the subject of Working RAM Part Numbers for 1st-gen Altix Systems at Sept. 1, 2013, 2:51 p.m...

Just for kicks, I tried the Micron 2GB parts again and captured the console. For the record, they were working fine in 32-bit Xeon servers previously.

Note that these 2GB parts give a "CSUMERR" during an L1 "serial dimm" whereas the working DATARAM 1GB parts in the other bank just show "NO DATA". (The Samsung 512's that I have show a version number or something.)

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EEPROM     JEDEC-SPD Info           Part Number        Rev  Speed  SGI


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


DIMM0 L    7F9100000000000092170000                    0000    6.0  NO DATA


DIMM1 L    7F910000000000002E2E0000                    0000    6.0  NO DATA


DIMM2 L    2CFFFFFFFFFFFFFF2A18BEFD 36VDDF25672G-335D2 0200    6.0  CSUMERR


DIMM3 L    2CFFFFFFFFFFFFFF4C1460F6 36VDDF25672G-335D2 0200    6.0  CSUMERR


DIMM4 L    no hardware detected


DIMM5 L    no hardware detected


DIMM0 R    7F910000000000007D170000                    0000    6.0  NO DATA


DIMM1 R    7F910000000000007C170000                    0000    6.0  NO DATA


DIMM2 R    2CFFFFFFFFFFFFFF4C1460EC 36VDDF25672G-335D2 0200    6.0  CSUMERR


DIMM3 R    2CFFFFFFFFFFFFFF4C1460ED 36VDDF25672G-335D2 0200    6.0  CSUMERR


DIMM4 R    no hardware detected


DIMM5 R    no hardware detected

If I have the Micron 2GB parts in the lowest bank I get the same condition shown here, but the EFI won't start with a complaint that there's no RAM available (regardless of what's in the next bank).

Continuing on, I get multi-bit failures when the Micron 2GB parts are being initialized/tested. Things like "ACT:0x000f0f0f0f, EXP:0x00ffffffff" make me think there's some sort of banking/interleave thing going amiss here.

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001c01-L1>pwr up


001c01-L1>


entering console mode  001c01 CPU0, <CTRL_T> to escape to L1


001c01#0c: SGI SAL Version 5.04 rel081111 IP41 built 07:25:21 AM Nov 11, 2008


001c01#0a: SGI SAL Version 5.04 rel081111 IP41 built 07:25:21 AM Nov 11, 2008


Found I/O brick attached to module/001c01/slab/0/node


Probing memory DIMMs ......................             DONE


Initializing memory controller ............             DONE


Testing memory ..........................


MBIST FAILURE Byte Address = 0x400000000 (Approximate)


MBIST_REG:X_RP_L, ACT:0x001f9f0f0f, EXP:0x00ffffffff, DIF:0x00e060f0f0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM2_N0_R_BUS_X, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:44,45,46,4


7,52,53,54,55, ...


MBIST_REG:X_RS_L, ACT:0x0f0f0f0f1f, EXP:0xffffffffff, DIF:0xf0f0f0f0e0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM2_N0_R_BUS_X, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:5,6,7,12,1


3,14,15,20, ...


MBIST_REG:X_LP_L, ACT:0x000f0f0f0f, EXP:0x00ffffffff, DIF:0x00f0f0f0f0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM2_N0_L_BUS_X, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:44,45,46,4


7,52,53,54,55, ...


MBIST_REG:X_LS_L, ACT:0x0f1f0f0f0f, EXP:0xffffffffff, DIF:0xf0e0f0f0f0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM2_N0_L_BUS_X, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:4,5,6,7,12


,13,14,15, ...


MBIST_REG:Y_RP_L, ACT:0x000f0f0f0f, EXP:0x00ffffffff, DIF:0x00f0f0f0f0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM3_N0_R_BUS_Y, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:44,45,46,4


7,52,53,54,55, ...


MBIST_REG:Y_RS_L, ACT:0x0f0f0f0f0f, EXP:0xffffffffff, DIF:0xf0f0f0f0f0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM3_N0_R_BUS_Y, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:4,5,6,7,12


,13,14,15, ...


MBIST_REG:Y_LP_L, ACT:0x000f1f0f0f, EXP:0x00ffffffff, DIF:0x00f0e0f0f0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM3_N0_L_BUS_Y, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:44,45,46,4


7,52,53,54,55, ...


MBIST_REG:Y_LS_L, ACT:0x0f0f0f0f0f, EXP:0xffffffffff, DIF:0xf0f0f0f0f0


MBIST_ERR, FRU:001c01.0 DIMM3_N0_L_BUS_Y, ADDR:0x400000000, DIMM_BITS:4,5,6,7,12


,13,14,15, ...




MULTI-BIT DIFFERENCE DETECTED DURING MEMORY BIST:


Location 001c01#0 DIMM2 N0_L_BUS_X received 2 multi-bit mbist error(s).


Location 001c01#0 DIMM3 N0_L_BUS_Y received 2 multi-bit mbist error(s).


Location 001c01#0 DIMM2 N0_R_BUS_X received 2 multi-bit mbist error(s).


Location 001c01#0 DIMM3 N0_R_BUS_Y received 2 multi-bit mbist error(s).




Module 001c01#0  Bank 1 failed memory tests..               DONE


Initializing memory ....................                DONE




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EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.62]




Partition  0:                           Enabled Disabled


CBricks          1         Nodes          1        0


RBricks          0         CPUs           2        0


IOBricks         1         Mem(GB)        4        8




Loading device drivers


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Anyway giving up on these Micron parts, but there's some info that might prove useful to those testing additional parts in future.

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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at Sept. 3, 2013, 1:46 a.m...

We didn't have an {{inuse}} template - or any other similar template I could find - so I put one together very quickly.

Be sure to insert it as the first line of the page if you're going to be editing said page for an extended period.

If you put {{inuse| username }} it will substitute a text box that reads something like "This page being edited by username as of 20130903014316."

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Wrote on the subject of Altix 350 NVRAM and EEPROM BSN mismatch at Sept. 4, 2013, 6:47 p.m...

Robyn wrote: What do you think of that?

I think I'm surprised you were able to find something so useful on Supportfolio... :lol:

Just kidding, and glad to hear it.

I certainly hope it works, and if so please let us know so we can write it up. Sounds like something that might apply to any of the systems featuring an L1 controller...

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Wrote on the subject of Altix 350 NVRAM and EEPROM BSN mismatch at Sept. 6, 2013, 12:46 a.m...

Hmmm... The thot plickens!

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Wrote on the subject of New Nekochan Wiki! at Sept. 6, 2013, 1:34 p.m...

Over 130 edits by the top five most active users in the last 30 days, but they don't all result in mentions here in the forums. And yes, always gratifying to see things happening. Thanks for your recent edits, Torfinn.

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Wrote on the subject of HP 200LX at Sept. 17, 2013, 7:51 p.m...

I always thought a 100 or 200LX would be nice to have. I did use a Poqet PC for several years before I got my Palm Pilot 5000. Various DOS apps, MicroEmacs, MS-Kermit, and a fair bit of time on the subway using VR (Vertical Reader) to read public domain texts from Project Gutenberg. All of which would've worked fine on the smaller/faster 200LX. I will say, the larger keyboard of the Poqet did come in handy in that when using it in the datacenter I was still able to type pretty quickly (so long as I could set it down on something).

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Wrote on the subject of So, file shares then at Sept. 25, 2013, 4:24 p.m...

Only reason I didn't use AFS back in the day was that I didn't have the time to setup a full Kerberized environment with KDCs, etc. That may have been a misunderstanding on my part, just because the only place I saw AFS in use was MIT's Project Athena... A current perspective on using AFS would be interesting.

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Wrote on the subject of Fair price for Onyx2? at Oct. 2, 2013, 3 a.m...

guardian452 wrote: At the dovebid auction where we bought my onyx and crimson, they were selling skids of 4 onyx2's for $40/skid. And there were a lot of those skids, maybe 2 dozen machines?

Have pity on late-comers who're looking for an Onyx2 now or in the future and find this thread -- what year was this?

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Wrote on the subject of Possible to delete account on nekochan? at Oct. 11, 2013, 3:24 p.m...

GL1zdA wrote: But please, make sure you don't delete posts when deleting users. There are already many topics, which are hard to understand, because one member's posts were deleted with his account.

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Wrote on the subject of Alternative SCSI DVD-ROM - Boots IRIX + Audio-over-SCSI at Oct. 18, 2013, 2:06 a.m...

They made these blue so Jan-Jaap could eventually get one to put in his proto-Fuel . :lol:

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Wrote on the subject of 2 SparcCenter at Oct. 24, 2013, 3:21 a.m...

Ouch - I was looking for a 1000E about 10 years ago. Had a 1000 briefly, decided I wanted the bump in bus speed before I loaded it with SM81s. Too far and too heavy, unfortunately. But thanks for the pointer.

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Wrote on the subject of SGI Hardware Quick Reference Booklet for O2K/Onyx2 at Nov. 15, 2013, 5:27 p.m...

Awesome, thanks for the tip. But how can they call a 303 page document a "quick reference booklet?" How does "book let " even work, let alone "quick?!"

Note that it covers the Origin 200, Metarouter - the whole generation of gear.

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Wrote on the subject of dg/ux on intel at Nov. 20, 2013, 12:04 p.m...

I've used DG/UX on AViiON, but never saw it on Intel. Not sure if their bootloader bore any resemblance to AViiON PROM commands...

However Prior to the advent of SVR4-derived DG/UX, I know they remarketed Interactive UNIX for the 386. I wouldn't bet money on this, but depending on the age of what the OP is working with perhaps it's relabeled Interactive?

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