Re: OpenServer 5.0.4 on DL380G3 - k_trap panics

From: Mike Brown (mike_at_tkg.ca)
Date: 09/22/03


Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:16:54 GMT

Mark M wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install OpenServer 5.0.4 on a HP DL380G3 and am panics
> such as:
>
> Panic: k_trap - Kernel mode trap type 0x0000000E
> Notice: ciss <slot 0> Event Notifier Disabled
>

5.0.4 is not a supported O/S on that hardware, but may work.
 
> From what I have gathered on newsgroup postings the second line is
> merely a notification from a daemon that it has stopped monitoring it
> and can safely be ignored.
>
> Due to some proprietary software I am stuck at this version.
>
> I have disabled USB and ASR. Additionally I have a Smart Array 5i
> Plus controller with a RAID 5 disk array established consisting of 72
> GB hard drives. I also have an iLO card in it as well.
>

Try disabling the dual channel SCSI controller also, and make sure the
5i does not share an interrupt with anything else.
 
> So the basic setup is:
> DL380G3 - 2.8 GHz / 512 MB cache
> 1.5 GB RAM
> Smart Array 5i Plus controller
> 2 Embedded Gigabit NIC
> Battery backed write cache enabler
> DVD ROM
>
> I have tried using different boot strings such as:
> defbootstr link=ciss hd=Sdsk Srom=wd(0,0,0,0)
> defbootstr link=ciss link=ida hd=Sdsk Srom=wd(0,0,0,0)
>

defbootstr link=ciss hd=Sdsk Sdsk=ciss(0,0,0,0) Srom=wd(0,0,0)

is correct for 5.0.6 or 5.0.7

> I have seen where a few people have installed 5.0.4 on newer hardware
> but I am wondering what boot string they have used, etc. This server
> was running another operating system without any problems and so I
> doubt that there is a hardware problem behind the scenes.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark

-- 
Michael Brown
The Kingsway Group


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