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Conference turris::digital_unix

Title:DIGITAL UNIX(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEC OSF/1)
Notice:Welcome to the Digital UNIX Conference
Moderator:SMURF::DENHAM
Created:Thu Mar 16 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:10068
Total number of notes:35879

8612.0. "DE500-AA doesn't work on DU v4.0" by HTSC19::IVANCHENG () Tue Jan 28 1997 08:55

    
    
    There are two DE500-AA interface adapters installed on the AlphaServer
    1000A.  The system is running Digital UNIX v4.0.  
    
    After configuring the network, the system could not communicate to other 
    machines via the adapters.   We have tried to replace the adapter to 
    DE500-XA.  after that, the problem was gone.  
    
    Referring to the note#6533, we have a patch (Patch ID: OSF375-048) for 
    a bug in the DECchip 21140A device in the DE500-AA on DU v3.2G.
    
    Is there a same patch for the Digital UNIX v4.0 or above ?  If no, how 
    to fix the problem ?
    
    Thanks.
    
    Rgds,
    Ivan Cheng
    
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8612.1SMURF::GILLUMKirt GillumWed Feb 19 1997 19:465
    
    By the way, DE500-AA support went into V4.0A (that's why it didn't work
    on  V4.0).
    
    
8612.2??CSC32::PITTSat May 10 1997 13:2410
    
    Ok, so I still can't find a patch for 4.0 to make the de500-aa work. 
    I don't want to make the customer have to install 4.0a in HOPES that
    it will work when he already just went thru an upgrade from 3.2f to 4.0
    cause the SPD said it was supported...
    
    Is there a patch? 
    Or should he go to 4.0a and it SHOULD work with no patch?
    thanks
    Cathy
8612.3DE500-AA not supported on V4.0SMURF::GILLUMKirt GillumMon May 12 1997 21:0811
    
    You won't find a patch for the DE500-AA on V4.0.  The DE500-AA was not
    supported on V4.0.  
    
    If you check the SPD for V4.0, you should note that the DE500-AA is not
    listed.
    
    You need V4.0A or V4.0B...
    
    DE500-XA, on the other hand, should work fine on V4.0.