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Conference wrksys::dec3000

Title:DEC3000
Moderator:WRKSYS::BCLARK
Created:Wed Jan 04 1995
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:266
Total number of notes:763

255.0. "?? TC1 24-PMAGB-BA" by QBUS::E_BURKHALTER () Tue Mar 11 1997 16:46

    
    Customer has a DEC3000 Model 800 and he is trying to install a
    PMAB-BF.
    
    On post, getting  ?? TC1 301 TC1 24-PMAGB-BA or
                                     64-PMAGB-BA
    
    System is running AXP VMS 7.1
    System firmware was upgraded using 3.8 Alpha Firmware Update CD
    I assume the console code is 6.9 since the customer used the
    Alpha Firmware Update 3.8 CD.
    
    After DECwindows tries to start, he sees the display/text but has
    white lines on the screen.
    
    He has tried (2) PMAGB-BF modules.  Both act the same.
    
    What does a -PMAGB-BA and 64-PMAGB-BA mean?
    
    
    In the WRKSYS::ALPHASTATION notes file note 1842 mentions problems
    with SYS$GXADRIVER.   Does this apply here?
    
    "DEC3000 300 DECWindows display is 1/4" in height across b"
    
    
    Ed Burkhalter
    CSC Atlanta
    
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255.1mips code informationLEDDEV::DHATIWed Mar 12 1997 14:0011
	The pmagb-bf is probably not responding  to the mips
	init command correctly.  The firmware detects it as a
	pmagb-ba and issues a self test command. The 24/64 is the
	error code that occured during the self test. Error code
	
	24 - indicates vram error
	64 - indicates a color pattern error

	Is this a third party card ? Is it supported on birds?

- Sridhar.