Entopia mail replacement 1

[dughard]

Trying to install a replacement Entopia mail card on an Option 11c. The tape drive is on and connected,reset the mail card.The act lamp flashes green, goes off ,then relights after a few minutes and stays on .(So far so good )
There is then no response AX> despite screen refreshes etc.
I can hear the tape re-tension and search.
The clue may be that the HDD lamp on the mail card never illuminates ,suggesting the hard drive is not responding.Is this reasonable assumption ?
If I boot the Mail card with no tape drive attached ,the mail fails Fox security check,but I think this may be the boot file on the mother board.
Can anyone verify ?

 

[KCFLHRC]

Sounds like a bad hard drive. I just had one do the exact same thing. Got to the Fox Security Check and would hang. Ordered a new drive and restored and all is good.

 

[dughard]

Thanks KC.Were you able to resolve with a standard hard drive,or was it it proprietary ?

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

Hello Doug

I'm certain that you can use a number of compatible hard drives. Contact me if you need any assistance.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbromley

If it's working, then leave it alone!.

 

[KCFLHRC]

The drive I got was a Seagate ST34520N. Remember these are very small drives and the larger one's will not work. I think this is around a 4gb drive.

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

My working one is a Seagate ST318416N. I think the ST318418N version will also work.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbromley

If it's working, then leave it alone!.

 

[ptsul]

Hi,

Just check if the disk starts (you can feel the vibration and the noise) and check the AML on LD48 and the AX tty , disable and enable both. Make sure the TTY port(hardware) for AML is ok, or it won't send the ID (FOX) and it gets stuck there...as far as I remember long long time ago.

I had a startup ""
Program Resource Manager [Arg=""] Node 1 Ver. 1.0 (MM13)
PRM(Info): Using software volume :BOOT100:
PRM: Waiting for Seer Server to register
PRM SetMMBlock: DoShutMM set to FALSE 0
PRM InitSystem: MaxProgs calculated to be 50
PRM Audit: Audit task is up
PRM InitSystem: starting VS node 1 prog 0 sibling -1
PRM: doing FOX security check
System Id = 98xxxx
PRM : OS Version - HP060595 for MMP40:Fri Mar 15 17:13:57 2002:SAS_FOX_MMP-REL:1
PRM Running startup diagnostics
PRM: Loaded - Overlay RSM_HDLR node 1 prog 3 sibling -1 LoadId 1
PRM: Loaded - Overlay VOM_PP node 1 prog 5 sibling -1 LoadId 2
PRM: Loaded - Overlay TC node 1 prog 9 sibling -1 LoadId 3
MA Server: Running Startup Diagnostics.
PRM: Loaded - Overlay TC node 1 prog 10 sibling -1 LoadId 4
PRM: Loaded - starting TESTDVP4 node 1 prog 29 sibling -1
PRM: Program Completed: TESTDVP4 ArgStr= 1 0 STARTUP 0 0 2 1 0 Node= 1 ProgId=
PRM Audit: sending out Control -1
PRM: Loaded - starting TESTDVP4 node 1 prog 29 sibling -1
INF 5300 ADMIN 04/07/08 11:03:36 VPD NODE=1 HWLOC=NULL
DES: VPD: StartUp Diagnostics Requested on Node 1 [LNTC=04:7E:077B5B08:000
016EB]

PRM: Program Completed: TESTDVP4 ArgStr= 1 0 STARTUP 1 1 2 1 0 Node= 1 ProgId=
MA Server: Startup Diagnostics Completed.
INF 6100 SYSTEM 04/07/08 11:03:52 MAD NODE=1 HWLOC=NULL
PRM: Startup diags finished, starting up system
PRM Enable Node 1
DES: Startup Diagnostics Completed [LNTC=03:7E:067B3507:00001D2F]
PRM: Loaded - starting VCM node 1 prog 1 sibling -1
PRM: Loaded - starting VS node 1 prog 2 sibling -1
VCM: Initialization on Node 1. (7632)

VCM: Finished HWD PreRead. (7642)
VCM: Activated. BeenUpdated=0 VultureMode=0 StartupMode=0 (7643)
VCM: Finished HWD Read. (7648)
INF 6099 SYSTEM 04/07/08 11:03:53 PRM NODE=1 HWLOC=NULL
PRM: Loaded - starting OF_SERVER node 1 prog 4 sibling -1
DES: PRM: Startup diags finished, starting up system [LNTC=01:7E:047B0505:0
PRM: Loaded - starting MASERV node 1 prog 6 sibling -1
0001D35]

INF 4197 SYSTEM 04/07/08 11:03:56 VCM NODE=1 HWLOC=NULL
DES: VCM Node 1 ArgString: 8 -PO -C [LNTC=03:7E:067B3508:00001DD1]
PRM: Loaded - starting MMI_SERVER node 1 prog 7 sibling -1
""

good luck