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Conference kaosws::mipsco

Title:Digital's MIPS processors, etc.-DECstation,DECsystem 3100 et al
Notice:I feel the need... the need for speed
Moderator:DECWIN::DUNAISKY
Created:Tue Feb 07 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:999
Total number of notes:2964

908.0. " IO LANCE sts 0x96b3 " by STU03::GALLY () Mon May 17 1993 13:47

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908.1An answer to the IO sts messagesCOMICS::BEDDALLUK Product and Technology GroupTue May 18 1993 07:4516
908.2Same problem on Decstation 5000-133GIDDAY::MCGIFFENDarren McGiffen @SNOTue Mar 07 1995 01:3313
908.3Worked for me - BUT ......YORIC::BENBROOKBrisbane ruLesWed Jun 04 1997 06:2137
Re .2>

> We came across a similar problem with a Decstation 5000-133
> When we changed the daughter board to a 150 the problem dissapeared.

	Yes - the /150 had NO messages of the form "?I/O LANCE sts xxx"
	and it booted FAR QUICKER than the /133 with those messages.


> The problem manifests after a while a system crash if the processor is not
> upgraded

	Can't comment - how long is a while?  ;^)         I have just 
	returned a system with the original /133 and a note re "TERSE"
	- it worked almost as fast as the /150 once "TERSE" was set - but
	without it, took 20 times longer to boot  !!!!!!

	
> Therefore it appears the problem to be too much traffic that the processor
> cannot push through quick enough

> SET TERSE 1 did not help either.

	Worked for me on /133 (KN02-BA v5.8j) - had to be capital letters
	otherwise it didn't work.

	AND - .1 says it won't survive a powerfail - he's half right - I
	found it won't survive past the initial Boot.   If you shutdown again,
	then type >> printenv - it's GONE !!!    Don't even need to powerfail
	to lose it.
	  (Not very useful for turnkey sites - hope there's a f/w update
	     coming).....


Les Benbrook,
MCS Brisbane               xref Note 999.x this conference