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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:FDDI - The Next Generation
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2259
Total number of notes:8590

792.0. "DEMFA %SYSTEM-F-DEVREQERR, device request error" by SUBURB::SMYTHI (Ian Smyth 830-3869) Tue Nov 17 1992 07:44

	I'm having a problem trying to upgrade a DEMFA to 1.4. The system
is a 6420 running VMS V5.4-3. The message below happened after a minimum 
boot.

$download show version

(c) Digital Equipment Corporation. 1992. All Rights Reserved.
DECndu (Network Device Update) Utility V2.0
$download load /confirm /reset fxa0 sys$common:[mom$system]demfa014.sys
(c) Digital Equipment Corporation. 1992. All Rights Reserved.
Name           DEMFA
Firmware Rev   V1.2
Do you wish to continue? (y/n) y
%SYSTEM-F-DEVREQERR, device request error
$

Any clues?

Ian
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792.1NETRIX::thomasThe Code WarriorTue Nov 17 1992 08:181
Did you set the system to upgrade via the front panel?
792.2SUBURB::SMYTHIIan Smyth 830-3869Tue Nov 17 1992 08:488

	Arrgh.

	Many thanks for the prompt response. (1hr to solve problem via
	Notes)

Ian
792.31.5-1H1 and DEVREQERRCSC32::J_SHUMWAYMon Oct 24 1994 10:235
    Customer has 7620, with 1.5-1H1 loaded he gets DEVREQERR when turning
    on the FDDI line in NCP. If running 6.1 all works fine. The Demfa was
    swapped and is V2.0. He says he needs to run 1.5-1H1 to be compatable
    with his 5.5-2 cluster. The cluster will not be upgraded to 6.1 for
    a few months. Was/is there a fix for 1.5-1H1 or is 6.1 the only choice?
792.4Need revision infoSTAR::STOCKDALEThu Oct 27 1994 13:478
What version of FXDRIVER is running - do a SHOW LAN/DEV=FXA
and post the revision data.  Also, look at SHOW LAN/COU/DEV=FXA,
and see what kind of an error it is getting.

I know there was a cluster fix for V1.5 and I'm not sure if 
that is in V1.5-1H1 (a fix for running DEMFA in a cluster).

- Dick
792.5more infoCSC32::J_SHUMWAYMon Oct 31 1994 11:0532
    
    SHO LAN/DEV=FXA
    
    Driver version 00000001 01050024
    
    SHO LAN/COUn/DEV=FXA
    
    last CSR 00FF2005
    Fatal error code 9
    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    The [OpenVMS] OpenVMS Release Notes Addendum for VMScluster Systems
    says...
    
    
    1.3.5 Using the DEMFA Adapter on AXP Systems
    
    On systems running OpenVMS AXP Version 1.5, the DEMFA device's FXDRIVER
    requires a fix to ensure that the DEMFA self-test completes prior to
    the DEMFA network address being set.
    
    Contact your Digital support person to acquire and apply this fix
    before you enable the DEMFA adapter.  The kit numbers are as follows:
    
      o  For DSNlink customers, install CSC patch number CSCPAT_2025010
    
    NOTE:  The CSC patch number has changed since the original publication
           or this Release Note.  The correct patch is CSCPAT_2023010
    
      o  For all other customers, install TIMA patch number AXPFXDR01_015
         (TIMA stands for Technical Information Management Architecture.)
          
792.6CSCPAT_2023?CSC32::J_SHUMWAYMon Oct 31 1994 16:263
    Attemtping to build CSCPAT_2023 here at the CSC tells me this is for
    SYS$FXDRIVER soon to be released by engineering (and doesn't build of
    course). 
792.7CSC32::J_SHUMWAYThu Nov 03 1994 08:551
    Customer appplied CSCPAT_2023 and resolved the issue.