Re: Boot/install problem on H50

From: Leyden, Joseph (LeydenJ_at_MTA.NET)
Date: 12/29/03

  • Next message: Lieberg, Patrick: "Re: Boot/install problem on H50" 
    Date:         Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:57:58 -0800
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    I hope you're using original IBM CDs.
    I had some problems with duplicated copies.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
    Lieberg, Patrick
    Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 12:58 PM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Re: Boot/install problem on H50

    Removing everything but the cd from the bootlist gives the same results.
    This system is new to us and so the drives we installed have no working OS
    installed, so I cannot boot the machine normally. I've tried updating the
    firmware using the SMS menu, but it keeps complaining there is no diskette
    in the drive.

    This machine has me completely baffled. I'm thinking of taking the hard
    drives from my test system and putting them in this system to see if it will
    boot properly.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: John Jolet [mailto:john.jolet@FXFN.COM]
    Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 11:41 AM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Re: Boot/install problem on H50

    what code do you get when you use sms to remove ALL but the cd from the
    bootlist? have you tried booting in maintenance mode? can you use the
    cdrom normally when booting from hdisk?

    -----Original Message-----
    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
    Lieberg, Patrick
    Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 11:17 AM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Boot/install problem on H50

    I have an H50 here that I am trying to load AIX 4.3.3 on for testing the
    migration to 5.2 of our production DB. I cannot seem to get the system to
    boot/install from the AIX CD. I've double-checked the boot sequence in SMS
    and even done the install option from the SMS menus, but the system stops
    booting on a 0518 code on the LCD panel. Looking this code up, it suggests
    a problem was encountered doing a network boot, which is odd since I'm not
    doing a network boot.

    Any suggestions from the list would be helpful.

    thanks,
    Patrick Lieberg
    Systems Administrator
    ev3 Inc.

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